Patient Care Assistant - 8 E Pulmonary Medical Telemetry - Per Diem 12 Hour Nights (Non-Exempt) (Union)

About the role

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) supports nursing staff in delivering patient care, performing clerical tasks, organizing the unit environment, and maintaining equipment.

Responsibilities

• Responds to patient calls within 10 minutes, anticipates patient needs, and makes rounds to reduce calls.
• Maintains positive interactions with patients and visitors, smiles, and is pleasant during all interactions.
• Provides necessary data to the RN and contributes to the patient's plan of care.
• Performs essential skills to ensure positive patient outcomes, including vital signs, weight, intake and output, hygiene, and ambulation.
• Documents all care provided, including vital signs, intake and output, meal percentages, equipment used, and patient care.
• Communicates effectively with patients and visitors, identifies self, explains the plan of care, and reports pertinent information to the RN/Charge Nurse.
• Maintains a safe environment, ensuring no food/drinks in the nurses station, no open containers in the patient pantry, and no outside food in the patient refrigerator.
• Maintains cleanliness and confidentiality of the unit, including keeping the fire door closed and ensuring patient records are confidential.
• Collaborates with the RN throughout the shift regarding patient care and data collection.
• Reports significant changes in patient condition, patient and family concerns, and patient refusal of care to the RN/Charge Nurse.
• Ensures the unit is in continuous survey readiness and maintains a tidy and clean environment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Graduate from an accredited Certified Nursing Program
• Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification (grandfathered for those hired/transferred before 8/2016)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association
• Fire Life Safety Training (LA City)

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in a health care setting preferred

Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

The hourly rate range for this position is $22.00 - $37.40.

Schedule

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