Patient Care Tech 2-24369
- High School plus specialized training
- Minimum of 1 Year experience in the hospital setting unless hired prior to 9/16/2024. Those employees will be grandfathered.
- Prior formal clinical training. This may include CMA, CNA, PCT, EMT, corpsman, paramedic, and nursing or medical student experience.
- Current CPR
- Good communication skills
- Computer skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Ability to lead others with appropriate time management and organizational skills
- Superuser for all patient care equipment
- Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts to accommodate staffing
- Good time management and organizational skills
- Prior clinical experience in an acute care setting.
- Ability to transport objects, patients and equipment
- Ability to respond quickly to patient needs.
- Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions wile caring for the sick
- Ability to assist in evacuation of patients in the event of fire or other disasters
- Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients.
- Ability to walk and stand throughout most of designated shift.
- Ability to lift items weighing 10-50 pounds, above 50 pounds utilizes appropriate lift equipment.
- Ability to carry items weighing 10-25 pounds (11-33% of time); 25 to 75 pounds (1-10% of time).
- Properly apply safety devices.
- Assures that patients are set up and ready for meals and assists with feeding as appropriate.
- Performs accuchecks 30 minutes before meals or as directed by the RN and reports and documents blood sugar levels to the RN.
- Inform RN immediately of any change in patient’s condition.
- Maintains a therapeutic relationship to provide optimal customer-focused care.
- Communicates effectively with patients at levels appropriate to age and cognitive status, showing sensitivity to cultural diversity.
- Interacts effectively with peers and other hospital staff to foster positive working relationships.
- Computer documentation is accurate, timely and at point-of-care when possible.
- Notify charge nurse whenever leaving the unit.
- Assists patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living promoting maximal independence.
- Accurately calculates and documents calorie count, intake and output and patients’ weights.
- Assists patients with transfers and mobility activities observing appropriate techniques, precautions and assistive devices.
- Assists patients with bladder and bowel elimination programs and collection of laboratory specimens.
- Enhance patient satisfaction by hourly rounding and prevention of call light needs. Improves response to call lights when they occur.
- Work collaboratively with other members of the health care team to insure high levels of patient care.
- Follow CDC guidelines for hand washing and be aware of and follow isolation precautions.
- Need to always be on the floor during shift report unless directed by the Charge RN.
- Work as a team with your nurse to ensure that the patient feels safe and well cared for while with us in the hospital.
- Documents accurately, timely, and at point-of-care when possible
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