PCT- FULLTIME- NIGHTS

This position performs nonprofessional direct and indirect patient care activities including personal, physical, and comfort needs of patients, under the supervision of a registered professional nurse. This position provides high-quality patient care in coordination with licensed medical staff.

About the role

The position requires a High School Diploma or equivalent, and certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date. Prior patient care experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Observes and reports all patient concerns/changes in condition to a registered nurse immediately.
• Affords assistance with admission, transfer, discharge, and general patient care duties.
• Records vital signs, assists in personal hygiene and other patient comfort measures.
• Records oral intake and outputs (temperature, blood pressure and other monitoring).
• Affords assistance with specimen collection and other activities of assigned patients.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment to help prevent and/or control infections and to provide for safety of patients, visitors, and employees.
• Reports all necessary equipment repairs to appropriate personnel according to departmental procedure in a timely manner.
• Affords assistance with preparing patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to departmental procedure.
• Communicates with RN regarding any nutrition issues, such as poor appetite or verbalized lack of understanding of diet changes.
• Affords administrative support to the department.
• Answers patient call bell and relays messages to appropriate personnel.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists all assigned patients with activities of daily living according to need in a timely manner.
• Safely transports patients to all tests and procedures as well as escorts patients for discharge.
• Obtains and records assigned patient temperatures, pulse rates, respiratory rates, blood pressures, intake and output, weight and abdominal girths.
• Observes and reports all patient concerns/changes in condition to a registered nurse immediately.
• Affords assistance with admission, transfer, discharge, and general patient care duties.
• Affords assistance with specimen collection and other activities of assigned patients.
• Answers patient call bell and relays message to appropriate staff.
• Affords assistance with preparing patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures.
• Affords assistance with personal hygiene and other patient comfort measures.
• May act in the role of a sitter for a patient as assigned by the charge RN.

Qualifications

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• Must be enrolled as a professional nursing student in a Diploma Program, Associate, or Baccalaureate RN program of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Must provide proof of current, continuing enrollment at the completion of each semester. Examples of acceptable documentation include a transcript and next semester schedule or a confirmation letter from the school.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Skills and Abilities

Ability to effectively communicate with staff and patients. Ability to adapt to changing environments.