Patient Care Technician-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Responsibilities

• Patients Care Partners with the RN and other healthcare team members to achieve patient care outcomes and goals of care, as identified in the plan of care.
• Obtains records and/or accurately enters data into the EMR, as identified in the PCT Scope of Practice.
• Competency validation and documentation of skill performance is required.
• Performs specific tasks as directed by the RN and other healthcare team members, following competency validation.
• May assist with responsibilities of the Unit Secretary, per department expectations and appropriate competency validation.
• Aid patients with activities of daily living.
• May assist in transporting medications that are not controlled substances from pharmacy delivery devices to medication storage areas on patient care unit, as well as transporting medications from patient care unit to pharmacy.
• Demonstrates an awareness of patient and personal safety.
• Incorporates St. Luke’s Comfort/C.A.R.E. Professional Practice Model in their daily care.
• Effective Communication: Demonstrates good verbal and written communication skills with patients, families, healthcare team members and other customers.
• Verbal communication is clear and precise. Written communication is legible, if handwritten, and done in a timely manner using approved abbreviations.
• Versatile in presenting factual, concise, and timely information and/or patient care data to the RN, the healthcare team, patients and/or family members in a professional manner.
• Real-time EMR documentation is done in accordance with hospital and unit policies.
• Hand-offs are utilized to communicate patient treatment and assessment information, patient education needs, goals of care and other quality care measures at each change of caregiver or setting of care.
• Collaborates with healthcare team to provide patient care.
• Consults with RN and/or other healthcare team members, as appropriate.
• Obtains instruction and supervision, as necessary, when implementing new or unfamiliar tasks or duties.
• Complies with established department routines, policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED
• Maintain current BLS certification
• Be able to complete a basic computer course on the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) through in-hospital training
• Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position