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PATIENT CARE ASSOCIATE / - BWH THORACIC INTERMEDIATE SURGICAL - 11ABD

Mass General Brigham
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Full-time

PATIENT CARE ASSOCIATE / - BWH THORACIC INTERMEDIATE SURGICAL - 11ABD-(3302659)

Description

24 Hour PCA Night

Excellent Care to Patients and Families

  • The Best Staff
  • In the Safest Environment

Nursing at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is known for their excellent clinical practice and for keeping patients and their families at the center of all they do.

We understand that great care is shaped by relationships with patients and their families. That’s why we’re committed to knowing our patients on a deeper level not just as patients, but as individuals to ensure that they, and their families, feel known and cared for.

At BWH, we proudly work together with a spirit of inquiry and a deep commitment to providing the highest quality, evidence-informed and theory-guided care in an inclusive environment.

We work each day to achieve our vision

Just as we have been able to reinvent health care, we have also transformed health care careers. Whether measured in terms of lives saved, awards earned, or the personal satisfaction of stretching your talents a career with BWH is unlike any other in the health care field.

Here you'll find a workplace where collaboration and teamwork are the norm, not the exception physicians, nurses, technicians, staff and management form a close-knit bond, based on mutual respect and devotion to our patients.

If you want an enormously fulfilling career, there’s no better place to be.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community.

We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve.

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity : race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.

The PCA will be responsible for :

  • Supporting the RN with clinical tasks, including, but not limited to glucometry, EKGs, and vital signs.
  • Responding to the needs of patients and family members and takes a proactive role in the efficient operation of the unit.

Qualifications

To qualify you must have :

  • Certification as a CNA, PCT, MA, EMT or commensurate experience required. If the state of MA is not offering CNA exams at the time of hire, documentation of successful completion of full CNA course work will suffice.
  • Nursing student who has completed her / his fundamentals of nursing with a clinical component (clinical rotation or simulation lab).

For nursing students hired as PCAs, strongly prefer nursing students enrolled in BSN programs or direct-entry Masters’ programs.

  • Bi-lingual skills preferred.
  • Prior experience in a clinical setting preferred.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology.
  • May not currently hold a valid nursing license.
  • 30+ days ago
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