SEIU Patient Care Technician

Responsibilities

• Participates in the delivery of patient care by performing basic and specialized physical and psychosocial interventions as defined by the Patient Care Technician Skill Inventory.
• Collects and records of specimens and body fluids.
• Performs venipuncture for blood samples, performs EKG's, places electrodes and obtains telemetry readings.
• Collections patient data as defined by the Skill Inventory List and documents these data on the appropriate flow sheets.
• Collections specimens, performs basic tests or sends specimens to appropriate laboratory for analysis per Hospital policies.
• Attends to patients' environmental needs by straightening belongings, offering comfort measures at the direction of the nurse.
• Participates in Quality Assurance activities as directed by nurse.
• Orients patient/family to unit and patient room, and provides copies of Patients' Bill of Rights, as directed by nurse.
• Performs other duties as assigned by nurse to support unit functioning and patient care delivery.

Requirements

• A High School Diploma and two years of experience in health care delivery in positions such as: Nursing Assistant; Home Health Aide; EMT; Medic/Corps Person; or two clinical semesters completed as a Nursing Student; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

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