Patient Care Technician Surgical Care Center Casual Days

About the role

CDH Surgical Care Center (2 B/C) is a 49-bed unit caring for post-surgical, acute care patients recovering from a variety of orthopedic and general surgeries. We are proud to be in the country's top decile of patient satisfaction, and over 50% of our 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

Required qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, or nursing school students with one semester of clinical completed
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)

Preferred qualifications

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

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Benefits include tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, 401(k) matching, and lifecycle benefits.