Patient Care Technician Registry Surgical Care Center Nights

About the role

Registry 6pm-6:30am (12 hour shifts). Every six weeks, minimum of four 12-hour shifts to include two weekend shifts (24 hours), one winter holiday, and one non-traditional holiday based on unit's staffing model (non-traditional holidays are Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Halloween).

CDH Surgical Care Center (2 B/C) – 49 bed unit caring for post-surgical, acute care patients recovering from a variety of orthopedic and general surgeries. The unit is in the country's top decile of patient satisfaction, and over 50% of nurses have a professional nurse certification.

Responsibilities

• Performs basic nursing care activities as delegated and supervised by an RN, including monitoring vital signs, taking blood glucose measurements, and recording intake and output
• Assists patients with tending to personal care and activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming and eating
• Reports abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to nursing staff
• Assists with keeping patient rooms clean and orderly
• Demonstrates flexibility, organization, and multi-tasking
• Able to function under stressful situations
• Utilizes critical thinking skills to successfully demonstrate the ability to prioritize and complete unit work quickly as the needs of the unit, patients and staff change
• Serves as liaison between patient care units and all other patient related departments
• Answers telephone, intercom and call lights in a polite manner using appropriate telephone etiquette and communicates information to the appropriate staff/family/patient
• Manages the overall unit workflow in concert with the charge RN and/or assistant manager, on an as needed basis
• Performs pre-census and validates daily admission, discharge and census lists, on an as needed basis

Qualifications

Required:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Nursing students who have completed one clinical rotation, or Certified Nursing Assistant, or Certified Medical Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician
• CPR – Basic Life Support

Preferred:

• Phlebotomy experience
• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Assistant program or Graduate of Phlebotomy course