Patient Care Technician

About This Role

Provide direct patient care duties, observation, and monitoring, as well as assisting with admissions, discharges, and transfers within a healthcare setting. This role supports nursing staff by performing various patient care tasks and clerical duties.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient care duties including observation and monitoring
• Assist with patient admissions, discharges, and transfers
• Obtain and record vital signs, reporting abnormal values to the Registered Nurse
• Collect various specimens including urine and sputum
• Perform point of care testing, maintaining and calibrating equipment
• Provide assistance with patient ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) such as toileting, feeding, and dressing
• Perform intermittent and clean urinary catheterizations and discontinue IVs
• Provide skin care and assist with complex dressing changes
• Connect oxygen delivery devices and assist with trach and endotracheal tube care
• Perform clerical duties including printing documents, making wristbands, and answering telephones
• Maintain orderliness of patient bays and stock supplies and equipment in patient care areas
• Assist with patient transport as needed
• Report to the charge nurse at the beginning and end of each shift and when leaving assigned areas

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 1-year recent experience in an unlicensed assistive role in a patient care setting OR minimum 2 years experience in an unlicensed assistive role in a patient care setting in a nursing home or other health care environment

Nice to Have

• Junior status in an accredited BSN program
• 2nd year in accredited ADN program
• Bachelors Degree in Applied Medical Science
• Minimum 1-year recent experience in an unlicensed assistive role in a patient care setting, such as nurse aide in a hospital setting
• Minimum 2 years experience in an unlicensed assistive role in a patient care setting in a nursing home or other health care environment
• Attended and passed CNA course or CNA state certification
• Recent experience in an acute care inpatient setting
• Basic computer skills
• Demonstrated communication skills, both written and verbal

Benefits