Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Mercy Health Saint Mary's, a member of Trinity Health, is an integrated network of health care excellence in West Michigan offering a unique combination of capabilities to deliver a health care experience that is more complete and personally satisfying. Our commitment to offer the latest technology and most highly skilled physicians and excellence nurses in a holistic, patient=centered environment has made us a progressive leader in cancer care, neuroscience, orthopedics, diabetes and endocrine care, kidney transplants and integrative medicine. Mercy Health Saint Mary's encompasses more than 2,500 employees; a 283 bed, The Joint Commission-accredited teaching hospital; Lacks Cancer Center, the area's only dedicated cancer hospital; Mercy Health Southwest; the Wege Center for Health and Learning; the Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology; Hauenstein Neurosciences, housing the area's most comprehensive neuroscience program and state-of-the-art Emergency and Trauma services; five community outreach centers and affiliations with home health care; rehabilitation services; and the area's premier primary care network, Mercy Health Physician Partners.

Position Summary:

Patient Care Assistant, PCA works in a collaborative environment to deliver excellent patient care under the direction of a RN. A Patient Care Assistant, PCA is expected to assist the patient in maintaining good hygiene, activities of daily living and to support quality of patient care .

What Patient Care Assistant, PCA will do:

• Respond to patient call lights for assistance or by rounding
• Obtaining vital signs from patient
• Provide or assist patients with personal hygiene including showers, oral hygiene and dressing/undressing
• Transports patients as needed for procedures, transfers or discharge
• Maintains a clean and uncluttered environment in patient rooms

What Patient Care Assistant, PCA will need:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• One of the following: Certified Nursing Assistant, 6 months experience as a Patient Care Assistant or Nurse Technician in an acute care setting, completion of 1 clinical semester in nursing school, or completion of the MHSM PCA training program upon hire .
• BCLS certificationobtained within one week of hire .
• Well developedcommunication skills, both written and oral
• Able to communicate effectively with individuals and groups representing divers perspectives
• Articulates and demonstrates commitment to the philosophy, values, mission and vision of the organization

Highlights:

• Magnet designated facility with active shared decision making councils. We continuously strive to improve outcomes and provide exceptional experiences for our patients, staff, and community
• Comprehensive benefit packages available including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 403B and education assistance
• We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

We live and breathe our guiding behaviors: we support each other in serving, we communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions,and we are continuous learners.

Mercy Health offers competitive pay and up to a $4,000 sign on bonus dependent upon FTE status.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.