Patient Care Assistant | Cardiac Arrhythmia Stepdown | MGH

Patient Care Assistant

Ellison 10 is seeking a Patient Care Assistant, with Day and Night availability, and to provide rotating weekend and holiday coverage. Ellison 10 is a thirty-six bed adult in-patient Cardiac Stepdown unit (SDU) which accommodates intermediate level of cardiac care. Patients on this unit are complex cardiac and medical patients. The population includes cardiac arrhythmia patients requiring medical management, heart failure patients awaiting transplant and requiring intensive monitoring and coronary artery disease patients.

Schedule : Days (7am-3pm), Evenings (3-11pm) and Nights (11pm-7am) - Mandatory holiday shifts schedule.

What do we have to offer? Weekly Salary, Shift differential for evening, nights, and weekends, Employee Perks; Discount on travel and local attractions, REFERRAL BONUS for applicable MGB employees.

Job Summary

Summary Working under the direction of licensed personnel, assists patients with activities of daily living tasks such as bathing, dressing, and eating. Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

Essential Functions :

• Performs vital signs, weights / heights, intakes and outputs with accuracy and within established time frame and / or as requested.
• Completes all documentation in the medical record as required.
• Interacts with patients and their families effectively.
• Helps patients with a number of basic hygiene tasks. This may include bathing and dressing patients, helping them use the toilet if needed and feeding them.
• Assists with helping patients turn and reposition themselves in bed as needed and help them move between the bed and a wheelchair if they use one.
• Listens to any health concerns patients may have and report those concerns to the nurses.

Qualifications

Education : High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No

Licenses and Credentials : Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred

Certified Medical Assistant [National Certification] - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred

Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic [Massachusetts] - Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services preferred

Nursing Assistant [LNA - New Hampshire] - New Hampshire Board of Nursing preferred

Experience : Experience working in patient care / elder care 1-2 years preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Pay Range : $18.22 - $26.06 / Hourly

Grade : 3

EEO Statement : The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and / or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.