Patient Care Technician

About This Role

This role involves providing direct patient care by monitoring vital signs, assisting with daily living activities, performing specimen collection, and maintaining the patient environment. The position supports patient well-being and ensures a safe, clean care setting.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and record vital signs, oxygen saturation, and pain scores, reporting abnormal values to the Registered Nurse (RN)
• Observe, monitor, and report the physical condition of assigned patients
• Measure and record patient intake and output
• Collect various specimens including blood, urine, stool, and sputum, performing point-of-care testing
• Assist patients with personal hygiene, including baths, oral care, and skin care
• Provide patient nourishment, assisting with meals and feeding
• Perform tube feedings at the direction of the RN after placement establishment
• Perform intermittent and clean urinary catheterizations and discontinue urinary catheters
• Administer cleansing enemas that do not contain medication
• Cleanse and redress non-sterile wounds; assist with tracheostomy care and endotracheal/tracheostomy tube suctioning
• Perform post-mortem care and transport deceased patients to the morgue/pathology
• Stock supplies and equipment in patient care spaces and maintain orderliness of the patient room and unit

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent
• Ability to read and write
• One of the following: 6 months experience in skilled long-term facility/acute care hospital, enrolled in a nursing program and completed fundamentals of nursing course, 1 year experience short-term care facility (i.e. rehab), or completion of a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) program
• Ability to perform a wide range of physical activities including moving, transporting, and positioning patients and equipment

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent
• Must have 6 months experience in a skilled long-term facility/acute care hospital OR completed fundamentals of nursing course OR 1 year experience short-term care facility OR completed a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) program

Nice to Have

• Completion of a Certified Nurse Aide or Certified Medical Assistant program
• Basic computer skills
• Course work in an Allied Health field

Benefits

Certifications