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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. Qual | ||||
| > | ifications REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - At least 1 year of working hands on in a healthcare environmen | ||||
| > | t. - Ability to work effectively within a team. - Ability to satisfactorily perform job duties as de | ||||
| > | fined in the job description. - Willingness to be taught/learn new skills. - Ability to understand a | ||||
| > | nd communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing. - Ability to perform basic arithm | ||||
| > | etic computations (addition and subtraction). - Ability to organize and effectively set priorities. | ||||
| > | - Knowledge of medical terminology appropriate to the responsibilities of the job is preferred. - Ab | ||||
| > | ility to carry out duties of first responder in emergency situations. - Successful completion of Med | ||||
| > | ical Center Patient Care Assistant training. - Basic computer skills. - This position requires flexi | ||||
| > | bility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Certifie | ||||
| > | d Nursing Assistance Certification - 1 year of EKG experience | ||||