Patient Care Technician - CGCH - Nights - PRN

About the role

Transform healthcare by joining a team dedicated to your personal well-being and professional development. This role offers opportunities to start your health care career journey in a setting renowned for clinical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Takes the patient's blood pressure, checks oxygen levels and temperature
• Aids patients with bathing, meals, toileting, ambulation, and other basic needs
• Provides one-on-one care for patients on suicide or safety precautions
• Attends required orientation classes during daytime hours, Monday through Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm for the first 2 weeks
• Performs basic clerical and technical clinical services
• Assists with transporting patients, supplies, specimens, equipment, etc. within the facility
• Contributes to performance improvement activities
• Supports department/unit staff scheduling, including covering lunch assignments
• Reviews medical records for outstanding orders and notifies nurses of stat orders and medication changes
• Orders and stocks department/unit supplies and equipment
• Operates and maintains general office equipment
• Follows procedures for timely equipment repairs
• Supports patient flow into/out of area using department/unit specific software and Intranet
• Welcomes and assists patients and visitors; assists with registration
• Monitors cleanliness of waiting and break rooms, and performs safety/environmental rounds on unit and with multidisciplinary team members
• Participates in the sitter process (if competencies appropriate)
• Maintains regulatory compliance
• May be responsible for phlebotomy, wound care dressings, saline lock replacement, and colostomy bag changes (competency appropriate)
• May be required to support multiple nursing units
• Interacts with unit staff, patients, physicians, families, visitors, management, ancillary departments, and the general public
• Maintains patient, staff and customer confidentiality
• May be required to work at multiple Carilion facilities
• Functions as a key member of the health care team and performs tasks as delegated by licensed staff

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent education
• Previous experience in direct patient care preferred
• Certified Nursing Assistant preferred (if working in a critical access facility, a Certified Nursing Assistant is required)
• AHA BLS-HCP within 6 months of hire

Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills
• Successfully completes orientation and competency validation for position

Skills

• Knowledge of the principles of growth and development through the life span
• Ability to recognize and report data reflective of the patient's status
• Interprets appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age and specific needs
• Provides care needed as described in departmental policies and procedures

Benefits

Details of benefits are not provided in this job posting. Please refer to the company's official documentation for more information.

Pay

$17.39 - $24.35 per hour, depending on qualifications and experience.

Schedule

Variable / Flex Shift, Evening/Night.