Patient Care Tech - PRN - Nights

Position Summary

About the role

The Patient Care Technician provides culturally sensitive, developmentally appropriate patient care under the leadership of the departmental Nursing Director and the supervision of a licensed nurse.

Responsibilities

• Functions as part of an interdisciplinary team with positive interpersonal communication skills when communicating with patients, families, visitors, physicians, coworkers, and staff from other departments of the organization.
• Provides direct support to the nursing staff and providers and follows the departmental Director’s and licensed nursing staff’s instructions and directions in the delivery of quality patient care.
• Alerts the medical staff to any changes in the patient’s condition.
• Operates medical equipment safely, such as but not limited to automatic blood pressure machines, cardiac monitors, glucometers, blanket warmers, and tele consult carts.
• Collections and transports patient specimens for laboratory analysis as directed.
• Aids patients with basic care needs, such as but not limited to feeding, positioning, basic hygiene, and oral care.
• Obtains EKG readings on patients and communicates with providers.
• Provides one on one safety monitoring and precautions for behavioral health or psychiatric patients.
• Complies with CRHS and departmental safety, infection control, and performance improvement initiatives to ensure the delivery of quality care and services.
• Maintains and expands knowledge of medical terminology.
• Provides basic clerical support as requested.
• Presents a professional image to CRHS nursing, clinical, and medical staff members as well as patients, families, and visitors.
• Participates in performance improvement studies and integrates performance improvement standards into work-related activities.
• Attends professional development programs and in-service training and meets the minimum requirement for continuing professional education.

Requirements

• Requires a high school diploma in General Studies or a GED state certification.
• No required work-related experience.
• Experience with venipuncture and obtaining EKGs preferred.
• Requires and maintains a certification in Basic Life Saving (BLS).

Qualifications

• None specified.

Skills

• Positive interpersonal communication skills.
• Safe operation of medical equipment.
• Basic patient care assistance.
• EKG reading and communication skills.
• Safety monitoring and precautions.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Basic clerical support.
• Professional image presentation.
• Performance improvement studies participation.
• Continuing professional education attendance.

Benefits

• Not specified.

Pay

• Not specified.

Schedule

• Not specified.