Patient Care Technician - Part Time - Nights - Intermediate Care Unit

About the role

In this highly technical, fast-paced, and challenging position, you’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide the very best care for our patients. The Patient Care Technician professional assists with patient care to provide support services to the patient, nursing unit, and professional staff.

Hours of work

24 hours per week; 2 shifts per week; Part-time (United States of America)

Responsibilities

• Communicate clearly and openly
• Build relationships to promote a collaborative environment
• Be accountable for your performance
• Always look for ways to improve the patient experience
• Take initiative for your professional growth
• Be engaged and eager to build a winning team
• Collect, label, and deliver lab specimens to the lab in a timely manner using appropriate safety measures
• Communicate results of selected tests to professional staff in a timely manner
• Conform to safety standards dictated by regulatory agencies (e.g., safety manuals, MSDS sheets, OSHA issues)
• Maintain a clean work environment with adequate equipment and supplies
• Keep equipment in good working condition and supplies at desired par levels
• Perform patient care activities delegated and supervised by professional staff (e.g., baths, oral hygiene, oral feedings)
• Assist with patient mobility (e.g., turning, lifting, moving) using appropriate safety measures
• Offer, administer, and record patient meals and nourishments in a timely manner
• Assist nursing staff with admission, discharge, transfer, and transport of patients
• Respond effectively in emergencies and assist in prevention of patient injury (e.g., initiate CPR when appropriate, utilize side rails and restraints)

Requirements

• Graduate from a certified Patient Care Technician, Nursing Assistant, or Medical Assistant Program
• Or 1 year experience as a nursing assistant in a comparable healthcare facility
• Or nursing student who documents completion of the first semester of the nursing program
• Or documented military experience as a medic/corpsman
• Or foreign nursing graduate not currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the U.S.
• Or EMT Certification/Paramedic License
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support card required
• High school diploma or GED required

Qualifications

• Ability to remain flexible and adaptable to change
• Able to develop and maintain good working relationships with all levels of staff, patients and family members
• Able to follow oral and written instructions
• Demonstrates accountability for own actions
• Demonstrates compliance with hospital dress code
• Demonstrates initiative and is a self-starter
• Is able to work independently, prioritizing and organizing workload effectively to complete tasks within the time frames delegated
• Demonstrates knowledge of medical terms and names of medications
• Demonstrates understanding of MHD guidelines and references, Infection Control guidelines, and MHS safety guidelines
• Proactive, analyzes problems accurately, develops recommendations and takes appropriate actions to solve problems

Physical demands and work environment

• General activity: Sit: 1/3 to 2/3 of time; Standing stationary: 1/3 to 2/3 of time; Talk: Up to 1/3 of time; Walking: 1/3 to 2/3 of time
• Motion: Bend: Up to 1/3 of time; Carry: Up to 25 lbs.: Up to 1/3 of time; Climb: Up to 1/3 of time; Lift: Up to 25 lbs.: Up to 1/3 of time; Push/Pull: Up to 100+ lbs.: Up to 1/3 of time; Reach: Up to 1/3 of time
• Hazardous conditions: Exposure to allergic irritants; blood and body fluids (Category I); infectious diseases; respiratory irritants; skin irritants; use of electrical equipment; use of sharp utensils
• Sensory demands: Normal and occasional loud noise; essential use of hands to finger, handle or feel: 2/3 or more of time
• Work environment: Works indoors

Age-specific care considerations

• Adults: 18+ years – 35 years
• Adults: 35+ years – 65 years
• Adults: 65+ years
• Children: 12+ years – 18 years