Patient Care Associate - Labor & Delivery (000545)

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Client Name NYC Health + Hospitals / Woodhull Job Type Travel Offering Allied Profession Patient Care Technicians Specialty Patient Care Associate Job ID 33376264 Job Title Patient Care Associate - Labor & Delivery (000545) Weekly Pay $1134.71
Shift Details
Shift D/E/N Rotating - 7.5x5 - 07,19 Scheduled Hours 37
Job Order Details
Start Date 08/25/2025 End Date 11/29/2025 Duration 14 Week(s)
Job Description Job Title: Patient Care Associate Profession: Patient Care Associate Specialty: Labor & Delivery Duration: 14 weeks Shift: Rotating shifts (5) 7.5-hour shifts per week, weekends required Hours per Shift: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Experience: 2 years of Labor & Delivery experience required License: Completion of a Client prescribed training program for Phlebotomy, satisfactory to the Laboratory Director Certifications: AHA BLS Must-Have: High school diploma or its educational equivalent; Completion of a health care setting-based training program in the performance of electrocardiographs
Description: Under direct supervision of a licensed Nurse or other professional medical staff in a health care setting, the Patient Care Associate performs various clerical and health-related duties associated with patient care.
Checks vital signs, weighs and measures patients, obtains specimens, and records findings on patient charts.
Instructs patients on how to obtain specimens for laboratory testing and performs basic specimen screening testing through dipstick and hemoccult.
Prepares collected specimens for pick-up by labeling and preparing required forms.
Picks up lab results as needed.
Performs vision and hearing testing and simple urinalysis.
Administers emergency first aid, including basic life support procedures.
Performs simple first aid, such as dressing changes, bandaging, cleansing of wounds, and irrigation and cleansing of ears.
Prepares patients for examination and assists medical providers during examination by providing necessary supplies and equipment.
Prepares examining rooms for examinations, including cleaning and sterilizing instruments and equipment.
Informs patients on proper preparation for various medical testing.
Conducts interviews to obtain routine personal and medical information and appropriate health history.
Maintains, completes, processes, and files patient charts, appropriate forms, and documents.
Reports observations of patients to medical staff caring for patients to ensure professional assessment.
Answers routine inquiries of patients in person or via telephone and makes appropriate referrals.
Participates in informing patients and their families of health care services and achieving healthful, safe living.
Maintains an inventory of the unit's equipment and supplies.
Works effectively as a team member in the delivery of care and assists in the orientation of new employees.
Directs and escorts patients to other departments and/or facilities as needed.
Coordinates efforts of various departments in scheduling and rebooking appointments through manual and/or automated systems and enters pertinent patient information into hospital data systems.
Obtains blood specimens for laboratory testing by performing venipuncture and/or fingerstick testing.
Operates electrocardiograph equipment to record electrical wave tracing of the electrical currents of the heart muscle.
Client Details
Address 760 Broadway City Brooklyn State NY Zip Code 11206
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Location:
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Category:
Specialized Nurses

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