Patient Care Technician - Emergency Room - P/T with Benefits Night

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care, based on physical, psychosocial, education, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the guests/patients served in assigned service
• Communicate with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient's status and rendered care
• Take self-directed or self-motivated initiative to do more than is expected or required in the job, acting before being required to by events, improving job performance, and/or creating new opportunities
• Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration of our patient's plan of care from admission to discharge to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care
• Specific Job Functions may include but not limited to:
• Welcome patients and checks for proper identification bracelets
• Prepare the patient for assessment/admission, physical examination and procedures
• Recognize and respond to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to age of patients on the unit
• Obtain clinical data, temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, O2 saturation and document findings in patient record and notify RN immediately of abnormal results
• Draw intravenous or capillary blood from newborn through geriatric aged patients using proper aseptic collection techniques, assure appropriate labeling and processing of specimens to expedite throughput of patients
• Perform venipuncture for laboratory tests
• Demonstrate a reliable and dependable ability to follow through with designated responsibilities in the collecting, labeling, and transporting of specimens to the proper area at the appropriate time: always correctly labels type of specimen collected, including patients name and room number
• Perform EKG for patients as directed
• Assure the presence, functionality and cleanliness of all necessary equipment. Check and maintain code cart, O2, and other emergency medical equipment as directed
• Apply bandages, slings, compression boots and hypothermia blankets according to standard as directed by RN
• Assists in the transport of patients to departments or units upon request
• Assists with preparation as necessary assuring the patient is assisted with meals/ or fed as needed
• Checks inventory of assigned area and restocks as directed
• Ensures the room environment is prepared for admission
• Provides direct hygiene and comfort care to patients including bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed making
• Assists the patients with dressing/undressing and placing patient belongings in the appropriate bag labeled with completed property checklist. Monitors the return of clothing to family of patient
• Performs and documents glucose finger sticks and collects other specimens as directed
• Provides post mortem care
• Obtains and documents patient weights and observes and documents patient's intake and output
• Provides a safe patient environment by answering call lights promptly, communicating with the RN immediately for any change in the patient's condition
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs not limited to (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.)
• This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.)
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned

Qualifications

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs
• Completion of one of the following: - Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician program or - Fundamentals of Nursing program from an accredited school of nursing or - HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program - Or equivalent medical background experience, such as EMT, Home Health Aide, CMA, MA, PCT, Nursing Assistant
• Note: Candidates that have not completed one of the programs but meet the other requirements will be considered for selection into the HMH PCT Apprentice Program. If selected, the candidate will be hired into the role of PCT Apprentice. Upon successful completion of the HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program, the candidate will be transferred to the Patient Care Technician role.
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, a strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers, an exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education and the ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care and service based on a strong sense of patient focus are all required.
• Education, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Preferred
• Experienced or certified in phlebotomy and checking EKG, vital signs and blood sugar preferred
• At least one (1) year PCT or CNA experience in a hospital setting strongly preferred or eligible for the HMH PCT apprentice program.
• Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician who has successfully completed a PCT program which includes Phlebotomy, EKG and nursing assistant course both in the theoretical and clinical setting.

Skills

• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs
• A strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers
• An exceptional focus on teamwork
• Dedication to ongoing education
• The ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care and service based on a strong sense of patient focus