Patient Care Assistant-PACU-Full Time-12 Hour Rotating Shifts (Non-Exempt) (Union) (Open)

About the role

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides nursing staff support in the areas of patient care delivery, clerical functions, and organization of the unit environment, as well as set-up and maintenance of equipment.

Responsibilities

The emphasis on each of these areas will depend on the unit assigned. Essential duties include:

• Responds to patient call within 10 minutes
• Anticipates patient needs and proactively makes rounds to reduce patient calls
• Maintains positive behaviors toward patients and visitors
• Smiles and is pleasant during all interactions
• Provides RN with necessary data related to patient assessment
• Contributes input into the patient’s plan of care and accurately implements interventions on the patient’s plan of care, in collaboration with the RN
• Performs essential skills which contribute to positive patient outcomes, including:
  • Vitals
  • Daily weight
  • I & O
  • Hygiene: bath, peri-care, oral care, HS care, hair care
• Maintains clear and organized patient rooms
• Assist with meals/feeding
• Ambulation/mobility; turn bed patients every 2 hours, transfers from bed to chair
• Provides fresh water at beginning and end of shift and prn
• Appropriately prioritizes patient needs
• Ensures safe physical environment and ensures safe operation of patient-care equipment
• Documents all care provided, including vital signs, intake and output, meal percentages, equipment used, and patient care
• Makes presence known before entering a room or private area
• Identifies/introduces self to patient and visitors
• Explains plan of care to the patient
• Reports to RN/Charge Nurse pertinent information/significant change in patient condition/patient and family concerns and patient refusal of care in a timely manner
• Actively collaborates with the RN at the beginning and throughout the shift regarding patient care and data collection

Qualifications

• High school or equivalent
• Specialized/technical training: Graduate from an accredited Certified Nursing Program
• 1 year Experience in a health care setting (preferred)
• Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CA DPH)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
• Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) (required within LA City only)

About the hospital

Keck Hospital of USC, a 343-bed acute care hospital, provides exceptional and innovative care for complex medical and surgical conditions across a wide range of specialties.