Patient Care Associate - Oncology - Fulltime - Night

Description JOB PURPOSE OR MISSION Works collaboratively with and under the direct supervision of a registered nurse to participate in the delivery of patient care for the improvement of quality of life for patients and families. Job is performed appropriately for the age population served as defined in the department's scope of care. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: • Demonstrates courtesy and caring to each other, patients and their families, physicians, and the community. • Takes initiative in living our Everyday Excellence values and vital signs. • Takes initiative in identifying customer needs before the customer asks. • Participates in teamwork willingly and with enthusiasm. • Demonstrates respect for the dignity and privacy needs of customers through personal action and attention t the environment of care. • Keeps customers informed, answers customer questions and anticipates information needs of customers. • Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational records. • Maintains professional relationships; communicates honesty and completely; behaves in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner in all professional contacts. • Uses accepted procedures and practices to complete assignments. • Uses creative and proactive solutions to achieve objectives even when workload and demands are high. • Adheres to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty, sincerity, and fairness. • Upholds the ethical standards of the organization. • Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve approaches to work processes. • Willingly participates in organization and/or department quality initiatives. • Effectively manages time and resources • Employee effectively communicates, demonstrates, coordinates and emphasizes patient and employee safety. • Employee proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries or potential injuries. • Employee demonstrates the use of proper safety techniques, equipment and devices and follows safety policies, procedures and plans. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include, but are not limited to: • Provides personal care assistance to patients, including bathing, feeding, personal hygiene, and ambulating. • Performs technical skills that incorporate the patient's plan of care and comfort measures given to patients. • Reports changes in the patient's condition, in a timely and accurate manner, to the patient's primary nurse. • Assists with the initiation and removal of non-invasive monitoring equipment, as directed. • Answers patient call lights, anticipates needs, and makes rounds to assign patients. • Assists with the collection and transport of specimens in accordance with the universal precaution policy. • Assists with the admission, discharge and transfer of patients to the unit. • Documents patient care accurately and appropriately in all assigned patient records. • Continually gathers data to assist nurse with developing plan of care. • Obtains and documents complete vital signs of patients, including temperature, blood pressure, weight, respiration and pulse. • Documents intake and output as assigned. • Receives and assists visitors to the unit • Answers intercom in a timely and courteous manner, communicating messages to appropriate personnel. • Stocks and maintains supplies in-patient care area. • Performs waste removal from all areas of the patient care unit. • Actively participates in maintaining the cleanliness of the patient care environment and nursing station. • Assists in patient transport. • Performs or assists others to perform proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures. Performs other duties as assigned. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS Previous job experiences preferred. HIPAA REQUIREMENTS: Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Medical records without limitation both paper and electronic, patient demographics, lab and radiology results, patient information related to surgery or appointment schedules, medical records related to quality/data, patient financial information, patient billing 3rd party, patients related complaints, information related to patient location, patient's religious beliefs, and/or research information. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Incident reporting, handling of wastes, sharps and linen, PPE, exposure control plans, hand washing, environment of care, patient identification, transporting patients, transporting medications and blood, monitoring clinical alarms, radiation safety, and chemotherapy precautions. PHYSICAL DEMANDS (Reference DOT 355.674-014 - NURSE ASSISTANT) - STRENGTH: M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Created: 2026-03-10