Only the job description changed.
| Previous Job Description | Current Job Description | ||||
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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Patient Care Assistant (PCA), under the direction of the Registered Nurse, will provide clinical |
| > | and clerical support to the PACU, Pre-op, 23-hour stay, and Surgical Waiting Areas as needed. The P | ||||
| > | CA performs multiple support functions directed toward positive patient care. All PCAs are responsib | ||||
| > | le to meet patient needs, demonstrate willingness to learn new skills, and foster a harmonious work | ||||
| > | environment in which high quality patient care and customer service is consistently provided. Team m | ||||
| > | embers promote a cooperative working relationship with each other, physicians, other disciplines, an | ||||
| > | d the public by facilitating and enhancing communication, displaying honesty and respect, displaying | ||||
| > | sensitivity to cultural differences, and expressing and accepting feedback in a professional manner | ||||
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| 2 | The Patient Care Assistant (PCA), under the direction of the Registered Nurse, will provide clinical | ||||
| > | and clerical support to the PACU, Pre-op, 23-hour stay, and Surgical Waiting Areas as needed. The P | ||||
| > | CA performs multiple support functions directed toward positive patient care. All PCAs are responsib | ||||
| > | le to meet patient needs, demonstrate willingness to learn new skills, and foster a harmonious work | ||||
| > | environment in which high quality patient care and customer service is consistently provided. Team m | ||||
| > | embers promote a cooperative working relationship with each other, physicians, other disciplines, an | ||||
| > | d the public by facilitating and enhancing communication, displaying honesty and respect, displaying | ||||
| > | sensitivity to cultural differences, and expressing and accepting feedback in a professional manner | ||||
| > | . Department Description: The Perianesthesia Care Units at Bayfront Medical Center include the Pre-o | ||||
| > | perative (prep), Post-Anesthesia Care Units (PACU), and the 23-hour stay. The perianesthesia team pr | ||||
| > | ovides dynamic, compassionate care for a wide variety of surgical patients for adults and adolescent | ||||
| > | s (13 and up) in the ambulatory care setting. Bayfront Medical Center cares for patients recovering | ||||
| > | from a wide variety of surgeries and procedures including, but not limited to: general, ophthalmolog | ||||
| > | y, GYN, GU, OHNS, robotics and plastic surgery. An interdisciplinary team of patient care assistants | ||||
| > | , nurses, surgeons, specialty physicians, anesthesiologists and respiratory therapists work to initi | ||||
| > | ate the recovery from surgery. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Department Description: |
| 5 | REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Ability to work effectively within a team. - Ability to satisfactorily per | 4 | |||
| > | form job duties as defined in the job description. - Willingness to be taught/learn new skills. - Ab | ||||
| > | ility to understand and communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing. - Ability to | ||||
| > | perform basic arithmetic computations (addition and subtraction). - Ability to organize and effecti | ||||
| > | vely set priorities. - Knowledge of medical terminology appropriate to the responsibilities of the j | ||||
| > | ob is preferred. - Ability to carry out duties of first responder in emergency situations. - Success | ||||
| > | ful completion of Medical Center Patient Care Assistant training. - Basic computer skills. PREFERRED | ||||
| > | QUALIFICATION - Active American Heart Association CPR Certification REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATION | ||||
| > | S - High School graduate or equivalent | ||||
| 5 | The Perianesthesia Care Units at Bayfront Medical Center include the Pre-operative (prep), Post-Ane | ||||
| > | sthesia Care Units (PACU), and the 23-hour stay. The perianesthesia team provides dynamic, compassio | ||||
| > | nate care for a wide variety of surgical patients for adults and adolescents (13 and up) in the ambu | ||||
| > | latory care setting. | ||||
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| 7 | Bayfront Medical Center cares for patients recovering from a wide variety of surgeries and procedure | ||||
| > | s including, but not limited to: general, ophthalmology, GYN, GU, OHNS, robotics and plastic surgery | ||||
| > | . An interdisciplinary team of patient care assistants, nurses, surgeons, specialty physicians, anes | ||||
| > | thesiologists and respiratory therapists work to initiate the recovery from surgery. | ||||