City of Hope National Medical Center
Duarte, CA, USA
The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) is an individual who possess the skills and knowledge necessary to deliver specific patient care services to selected patients at the direction of and under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The PCA actively supports the efforts of the health care team through the delivery of services in a prompt, accurate and courteous manner. Key Responsibilities include: Provides accurate, reliable, courteous and timely services to all customers. Delivers in a knowledgeable consistent and skillful manner under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. Demonstrates competence appropriate to their role and function in high risk and/or problem prone behaviors. Delivers patient care in a manner consistent with the scope of practice of their discipline and the standards established by City of Hope as expressed in the plans for provision of care and policies and procedures. Maintains current knowledge and awareness of organizational and regulatory standards,...