Patient Care Technician

Essential Functions

• Affords assistance with activities of daily living.
• Communicates significant patient information to the registered nurse and other relevant team members.
• Provides basic care to ill patients, including positioning, lifting, turning, applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting with bedpan use, ambulation, preoperative/postoperative care, and application of binder or antiembolic stockings.
• Takes and records vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake and output) accurately and documents in a timely manner.
• Maintains patient rooms and beds for admission, transfers, and discharges, ensuring necessary equipment is present.
• Maintains a clean, ventilated, and lit patient environment.
• Answers patient call lights, telephones, and paging systems and responds appropriately.
• Performs routine treatment procedures under the direction of a registered nurse, such as enemas, application of heat and cold appliances, and restraint management.
• Assists in patient meal service and preparation.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Fluent in English reading, writing, and speaking.
• Good and regular attendance.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Ability to organize tasks, develop action plans, set priorities, and function under stress.
• Good working relationships within and outside the department.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Preferred completion of a Patient Care Training program.
• State Certified Nursing Assistant license preferred.
• BLS certification required.
• Healthcare experience preferred.