Patient Care Associate
Montefiore Medical Center, Wakefield Campus
02.2024 - Current
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Upheld confidentiality requirements and regulatory compliance guidelines.
- Maximized preventive care utilization to reduce hospital burden and help eliminate readmissions.
- Assisted with patient transfers and ambulation.
- Performed patient mobility services by turning, lifting, moving and repositioning patients.
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs, and offered qualified support.
- Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
- Assisted in transferring patients, beds and patient care equipment to other rooms adhering to necessary safety precautions.
- Responded to patient emergencies with immediate care and notified clinicians to provide comprehensive assistance.
- Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity, and bathing bedbound individuals.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Supported patient admissions, discharges, and transfers to promote team productivity.
- Organized and replenished unit supplies to maintain team readiness for expected demands.
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.