Description
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The Patient Care Services Associate facilitates the efficiency of departmental functioning by performing housekeeping plus transportation of patients, specimens, blood, charts, x-rays, medications, supplies, equipment,etc., throughout the hospital.
Requisition Type
Professional
Responsibilities
Infection Control:
Utilizes proper hand washing Utilizes universal precautions re: blood borne pathogens
Adheres to isolation precautions
Adheres to dress code and use of personal protective attire
Completes between procedure room cleaning following UCMC policy in an efficient manner
Completes cleaning of equipment prior to placement in storage areas. 
Ensures OR hallways are clear of clutter and transports unneeded equipment to proper storage areas. 
Responds to requests for needed equipment and supplies for OR. 
Reports safety hazards and follows hospital policy re: spills etc. 
Follows fire policy and knows location of extinguishers, alarms and escape routes
Cleaning:
PACU/SDS 
Stretchers 
Rooms/ bays between patients
Restrooms (check every 2hours) 
Door handles 
Nutrition/ med area 
All desk areas/ cords, cables 
Pull out equipment and clean under (Pyxis, crash cart, printers)
Counter tops 
Sinks 
Microwaves 
Refrigerator weekly 
Floors as needed
Cubbies
Break room 
APACU daily (UCMC) 
Empty trash and linen frequently 
Waiting room restroom (Holmes) 
Wednesday: pull trash and lined from pain rooms 2232 & 2234 (Holmes)
Utility room Stocking: PACU/SDS 
Paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizer (sinks and restrooms)
Blanket warmer
Nutrition items: juice, crackers, sandwiches
Patient care area: band aids, alcohol pads, gauze, B/P cuffs, EKG electrodes, nasal cannulas, O2 masks etc. 
Linen: Wednesday & Friday put linen away on carts (Holmes)
Other duties: 
Completes preoperative surgical clips per clip protocol
Patient transport to: nursing unit, to APACU/ SDS, Oral surgery for post op x-rays, (Holmes) discharge to car (bring back wheelchair and clean)
Assemble and fill Kodiak cooler with ice (Holmes) 
Assemble patient packs: (gowns, booties, hat, belonging bag) SDS only 
Plug in pumps and keep equipment areas organized & neat 
Verify patients have belongings prior to discharge
Carries assigned phone at all times
Case Carts: transports contaminated case carts from OR to decontamination area in SPD and transports from SPD to appropriate core
Returns unused supplies and instruments to SPD
Cleans and changes sheets on stretcher/ bed Ensures there is an oxygen tank on stretcher/ bed
Transports blood to and from the blood bank, specimens, and other transport as needed
Transports patients from patient units/ SDS as needed
Assists OR staff with transfer of patient from stretcher/bed to OR table and from OR table to stretcher/bed
Provides warm blanket to patient upon admission to OR Under direction of RN assists with holding extremities for prep
Ties backs of sterile gown for scrubbed personnel
Completes preoperative surgical clips per clip protocol
Fills the blanket and fluid warmers(dates the expiration on the fluids per policy)
Stationed in OR core to respond to requests
Clean OR and Anesthesia staff lounges
Clean and organize equipment room 
Qualifications
Education: High school diploma or GED. Current CPR or acquired prior to end of orientation.Required Skills and Knowledge: Excellent customer service skills, satisfactory attendance and basic computer skills.