Patient Care Technician - Med Surg Telemetry - 3 West

Responsibilities

• Maintains department cleanliness including following procedures for clean up after treatments.
• Assists with transfer of patient with restrictions in weight bearing or impairment of motor status.
• Assists with patient transfers to or from wheelchairs as needed.
• Assists patients with donning/doffing compression garments as needed.
• Observes patient for skin integrity and report any problem areas to supervising clinicians.
• May assist with removal of catheters and IVs and also assist with phlebotomy within scope of practice.
• Prioritizes and problem solves to meet changes in patient status/condition.
• Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals to ensure staffing patterns meet appropriate skill necessary for quality patient care.
• Quickly and accurately assesses patient care needs.
• Serves as a resource, assists other staff in caring for patients, assists physician with order entry into EMR as needed.
• Assists with dressing removal as assigned by supervising clinician.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living such as toileting as needed.
• Assists patients with mobility under the direction of supervising clinician including but not limited to therapeutic exercises.
• Follows guidelines for safety with regard to isolation precautions and all policies/procedures dealing with blood borne pathogens.
• Discharge PCT:
• Assists patients in and out of vehicles as needed.
• Supports and reinforces discharge instructions.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team and community agencies.
• Uses the EMR for documentation and communication purposes.
• Aids in securing DME as necessary.
• Labor Delivery Post Partum Breastfeeding Center:
• Bookkeeping for breastpump rental program, including running payments and managing billing.
• Invoice monthly or quarterly pumps that are rented and maintain copies of rental contracts.
• Log of receipts to accounting.
• Manage Breastpump rental system.
• Contact patients regarding breastpump rental and billing.
• Manage Breastpump supplies and Breastpump company.
• Clean and restock breastpumps to breastfeeding center.
• Telephone triage with families regarding breastfeeding.
• Maintain department cleanliness.
• Assists in transporting equipment and supplies.
• Administrative:
• Answers, evaluates and prioritizes incoming administrative line telephone calls, communicating effectively with callers obtaining complete and accurate information to determine the need(s) of the caller.
• Assists in orientation and training of new PCT staff.
• Works to ensure best practice among colleagues.
• Maintains unit documents.
• Maintains charts and copies charts as requested.
• Assists charge nurse with clerical duties.
• Documents objective patient data and the care they provide.
• Documents reporting of abnormal findings to supervising clinician.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Graduate of a Nursing Assistant Program.
• Current, unrestricted CNA or LNA license in the State of Arizona.
• Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Fingerprint Clearance: If employee does not have an Arizona LNA license: Fingerprint Clearance Card application number - Required upon hire.
• Employee will obtain and maintain appropriate clinical competencies for the roles assigned by their departmental leader.
• For Discharge PCT: Demonstrates ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary team and community agencies with patient care and care management. Demonstrates ability to utilize the EMR for documentation and communication purposes. Possesses and demonstrates knowledge of available community resources. Demonstrates an understanding of post-discharge resource planning.