Patient Care Tech - All Shifts

Job Information

Shift Position Status: Hours Per Week 0
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

A Brief Overview

Member of the care delivery team will function under the direction of, and be assistive to, a Registered Nurse to provide delegated, direct patient care intervention, including the performance of sterile and non-sterile procedures.

Responsibilities

• Function as part of the interdisciplinary care team to employ strategies to promote health and wellness.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to achieve expected outcomes.
• Communicate pertinent data and information relative to the patient, situation, or setting in a timely manner.
• Promote infection prevention through the use of standard precautions, proper procedure in dressing changes, wound care, hand hygiene, and cleanliness of the patient rooms/department.
• Provide assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), accurate measurement and recording of weight, height, vital signs, and report any changes to the assigned nurse.
• Deliver care guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, illustrating creation of caring relationships, uninterrupted moments with patients, unconditional acceptance, and respect.
• Promote a mutually respectful environment that encourages the exchange of ideas and supports the effectiveness of professional relationships, integrating ethics in all aspects of practice.
• Demonstrate advocacy in all roles and settings.
• Practice Diversity, Equity and Inclusion principles in daily work by respecting others' uniqueness, perspectives, backgrounds, or beliefs.
• Communicate effectively in all areas of professional practice.
• Mentor PCTs new to their role for successful enculturation, orientation, competence, and emotional support.
• Support students to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Commit to lifelong learning through critical thinking, self-reflection, and inquiry for personal growth and development.
• Demonstrate willingness to participate in the evolution of the Stormont Vail Health professional practice model.
• Utilize appropriate resources to provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible, and used judiciously.

Qualifications

• Successfully completed first semester in an accredited nursing program.
• Successfully completed a medical assistant or patient care technician program.
• Active certification to practice in Kansas as either Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician.

Skills

• Knowledgeable of and follows proper technique for patient care.
• Communicates pertinent patient information to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
• Functions with an awareness and application of safety issues as identified within the institution.
• Participates actively in educational activities for department.
• Demonstrates competency in selected psychomotor skills.

Benefits

Refer clinical questions to the provider or nurse.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

N/A

Physical Demands

• Balancing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Carrying: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Climbing (Ladders): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Climbing (Stairs): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Crawling: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Crouching: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Driving (Automatic): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Driving (Standard): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Feeling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Grasping (Fine Motor): Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Grasping (Gross Hand): Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Handling: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Hearing: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Kneeling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Lifting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 50 lbs
• Pulling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Pushing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Reaching (Forward): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Reaching (Overhead): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Repetitive Motions: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Sitting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Standing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Stooping: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Talking: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Walking: Occasionally 1-3 Hours

Working Conditions

• Burn: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Dusts: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Electrical: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Explosive: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Extreme Temperatures: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Infectious Diseases: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Mechanical: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Needle Stick: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Noise/Sounds: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Other Atmospheric Conditions: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Poor Ventilation, Fumes and/or Gases: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Radiant Energy: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Risk of Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Risk of Exposure to Hazardous Drugs: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Hazards (other): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Vibration: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Wet and/or Humid: Rarely less than 1 hour

Stormont Vail Health

Equal Opportunity Employer