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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | Job Summary |
| 2 | Job Summary The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) receives daily assignments and functions under the supe | ||||
| > | rvision of the Registered Nurse to carry out direct patient care responsibilities. All patient care | ||||
| > | team members act to meet patient needs and learn new skills to achieve quality patient care and cus | ||||
| > | tomer service. Team members promote a cooperative working relationship with each other, other staf | ||||
| > | f, and the public by facilitating and enhancing communication, displaying honesty and respect, displ | ||||
| > | aying sensitivity to age specific needs and cultural differences, and expressing and accepting feedb | ||||
| > | ack in a professional manner. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) receives daily assignments and functions under the supervision of |
| > | the Registered Nurse to carry out direct patient care responsibilities. All patient care team member | ||||
| > | s act to meet patient needs and learn new skills to achieve quality patient care and customer servic | ||||
| > | e. Team members promote a cooperative working relationship with each other, other staff, and the pub | ||||
| > | lic by facilitating and enhancing communication, displaying honesty and respect, displaying sensitiv | ||||
| > | ity to age specific needs and cultural differences, and expressing and accepting feedback in a profe | ||||
| > | ssional manner. | ||||
| 5 | LIVING PRIDE STANDARDS Service Excellence - Demonstrates service excellence by following the Everyda | ||||
| > | y PRIDE Guide with the UCSF Medical Center standards and expectations for communication and behavior | ||||
| > | . These standards and expectations convey specific behavior associated with the Medical Center’s val | ||||
| > | ues: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence, and provide guidance on how we c | ||||
| > | ommunicate with patients, visitors, faculty, staff, and students, virtually everyone, every day and | ||||
| > | with every encounter. These standards include, but are not limited to: personal appearance, acknowle | ||||
| > | dging and greeting all patients and families, introductions using AIDET, managing up, service recove | ||||
| > | ry, managing delays and expectations, phone standards, electronic communication, team work, cultural | ||||
| > | sensitivity and competency. - Uses effective communication skills with patients and staff; demonstr | ||||
| > | ates proper telephone techniques and etiquette; acts as an escort to any patient or family member ne | ||||
| > | eding directions; shows sensitivity to differences of culture; demonstrates a positive and supportiv | ||||
| > | e manner in which patients / families/ colleagues perceive interactions as positive and supportive. | ||||
| > | Exhibits team work skills to positively acknowledge and recognize other colleagues, and uses persona | ||||
| > | l experiences to model and teach Living PRIDE standards. - Exhibits tact and professionalism in diff | ||||
| > | icult situations according to PRIDE Values and Practices - Demonstrates an understanding of and adhe | ||||
| > | res to privacy, confidentiality, and security policies and procedures related to Protected Health In | ||||
| > | formation (PHI) or other sensitive and personal information. - Demonstrates an understanding of and | ||||
| > | adheres to safety and infection control policies and procedures. - Assumes accountability for improv | ||||
| > | ing quality metrics associated with department/unit and meeting organizational/departmental targets. | ||||
| > | Work Environment - Keeps working areas neat, orderly and clutter-free, including the hallways. Adhe | ||||
| > | res to cleaning processes and puts things back where they belong. Removes and reports broken equipme | ||||
| > | nt and furniture. - Picks up and disposes of any litter found throughout entire facility. - Posts fl | ||||
| > | yers and posters in designated areas only; does not post on walls, doors or windows. - Knows where t | ||||
| > | he Environment of Care Manual is kept in department; corrects or reports unsafe conditions to the ap | ||||
| > | propriate departments. - Protects the physical environment and equipment from damage and theft. OTHE | ||||
| > | R FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Duties listed in this section are not essential or intrinsic to the | ||||
| > | job but are performed at times. Included in this section should be a general statement such as. “Pe | ||||
| > | rform other duties as assigned.” This phrase allows the supervisor to assign sporadic or one-time ta | ||||
| > | sks as needed. Please list: - Performs other duties as assigned. POPULATIONS SERVED Employees who ro | ||||
| > | utinely provide direct patient care require a statement concerning Populations Served Competencies. | ||||
| > | Typically, a statement such as “Demonstrated ability to provide appropriate care based on the needs | ||||
| > | of a specific individual, including the patient’s age.” is sufficient. Select from the following pat | ||||
| > | ient age categories. Infant Child Adolescent Adult Geriatric MEDICATION ACCESS AND STORAGE The “Medi | ||||
| > | cation and Auxiliary Staff Competency” must be successfully completed for Level I, Level II or Level | ||||
| > | III staff PRIOR to performing duties requiring medication access (including access, transport, and/ | ||||
| > | or stocking activities OR access to medication storage areas for cleaning). LEVEL 1: Access Med Stor | ||||
| > | age Areas for Cleaning LEVEL 2: Access & Transport LEVEL 3: Access, Transport & Stocking Environment | ||||
| > | al Service Personnel Drivers Anesthesia Technicians Patient Support Assistants (PSAs) Hospital Assis | ||||
| > | tants (depending on specific duties; ask HR if unsure) Hospital Unit Service Coordinators Material S | ||||
| > | ervices Personnel Volunteers Medical Assistants Nuclear Medicine Technologists Ophthalmology Technic | ||||
| > | ian Patient Care Assistants (PCAs) Pharmacy Storekeepers Radiology Technologists (all modalities, Ul | ||||
| > | trasound, Mammo, etc.) Instructions: After employee successfully completes the level-appropriate com | ||||
| > | petency, please check the corresponding box below. Obtain the employee’s and manager’s signatures to | ||||
| > | attest that the competency was completed and send the signed job description to HR for the employee | ||||
| > | ’s personnel file. _____ Level 1 As a part of his/her daily activities, employees may have access to | ||||
| > | medication storage areas for cleaning only. These activities must be in compliance with the Medicat | ||||
| > | ions and Auxiliary Staff competency for Level 1. _____ Level 2: As part of his/her daily activities, | ||||
| > | employee may access and transport medications. These activities must be in compliance with the Medi | ||||
| > | cations and Auxiliary Staff competency for Level 2 _____ Level 3: As part of his/her daily activitie | ||||
| > | s, employee may access, transport and stock medications. These activities must be in compliance with | ||||
| > | the Medications and Auxiliary Staff competency for Level 3. | ||||