Patient Care Technician

About This Role

This Patient Care Technician role involves providing direct patient care and technical support under the supervision of a Registered Nurse at a leading academic health system. Responsibilities include monitoring specialized clinical equipment, performing delegated clinical procedures, and assisting with patient admissions and discharges.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under supervision of a Registered Nurse
• Obtain hemodynamic measurements and vital signs; report abnormal values to RN
• Set up and monitor specialized clinical equipment
• Perform delegated clinical or laboratory procedures, including chemstrips and intermittent straight cath
• Assist with admitting and discharge procedures
• Collect various specimens, including blood, urine, stool, and sputum
• Assist patients with routine personal hygiene, including baths and oral care
• Perform tube feedings at the direction of the RN
• Perform intermittent sterile urinary catheterizations and remove/empty Foley catheters
• Cleanse and redress non-sterile wounds; assist RN with complex dressing changes
• Assist with tracheostomy care and endotracheal/tracheostomy tube suctioning

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent
• Ability to perform a wide range of physical activities including moving, transporting, and positioning patients and equipment

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent
• Entry level with options for 6 months experience in skilled long-term facility/acute care hospital, enrollment in a nursing program with completed fundamentals, 1 year experience in short-term care, or completion of a 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
• 6 months experience in skilled long-term facility/acute care hospital
• Enrolled in a nursing program having completed fundamentals of nursing course
• 1 year experience in short-term care facility (i.e. rehab)
• Completion of a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) program

Benefits