Patient Care Associate- CNA- Medsurg-Part-time nights-Penn Presbyterian

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work? *Wright Saunders 4* is a newly renovated, dynamic, fast-paced inpatient medical unit primarily serving the adult population of West Philadelphia. This floor offers the opportunity to positively impact the lives of their patients through a team-based nursing approach, as well as through the close relationships between other services, including physicians, pharmacists, physical therapy, respiratory, and case management, all of whom play a crucial role in improving patient health and facilitating the coordination of care across the continuum. Be a part of a brand new 12-bed medicine unit at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) !

Summary

* The Patient Care Associate works with and under the direct supervision of a registered nurse with whom s/he is regularly teamed to deliver optimal patient care through the use of the nursing process.

Responsibilities

• Performs selected procedures or assists with treatments and procedures as skills checklist according to Presbyterian Medical Center’s policy and procedure as delegated by the nurse.
• Integrates cost effective measures into nursing practice.
• Maintains and utilizes unit supplies in cost-effective manner.
• Manages workload and completes assignment on time.
• Responds flexibility to the needs of the unit.
• Collaborates with the registered nurse to plan, implements, and evaluate the plan of care.
• Collects and reco...