Patient Care Technician – Night Shift

Patient Care Technician – Night Shift

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED) – (Required)
• Basic Life Support Certification within 6 months – Default Issuing Body
• Clinical Skills
• Patient Safety
• Teamwork

Responsibilities

• Primary facilitator of ADLs: hygiene, toileting, mobility, meals
• Vital signs
• Point of Care testing
• Turning & repositioning
• Daily weights
• Equipment checks & exchanges
• Provides enhanced patient care under the direction of the licensed nurse, which may include but is not limited to advanced dressing care, suctioning, removal of Foley Catheter and peripheral IV
• May perform venipunctures and skin punctures to obtain blood specimens according to Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines
• May perform daily, hands-on aspects of the storage, preparation and delivery of breast milk, infant and pediatric formulas
• Documents in the appropriate sections to create a complete and accurate medical record
• Identifies, observes, and documents the physical needs of the patient according to established standards. Reports any changes in patient condition to licensed personnel in a timely manner
• Obtains and maintains the integrity of specimens in accordance with policy and procedure, according to physician order
• Provides for or assists patients with activities of daily living and fulfills designated and delegated responsibilities for ongoing continuum of care. Includes patient hygiene and changing linens
• Provides one to one patient safety watch as assigned following established policies and procedures
• Accurately processes specimens and provides timely transport of the specimen to the laboratory
• Performs point of care patient testing and point of care instrument maintenance and quality control
• Assists in problem solving, trouble shooting and taking corrective measures in care and maintenance of equipment and supplies
• Serves as a preceptor and mentor for new staff and students in a positive manner
• Performs clerical duties for admissions, transfers, discharges, and deaths according to standards and facilitates patient throughput activities. Transcribes and processes orders according to unit standard
• Releases and confirms ordered tests to appropriate departments
• Coordinates transportation of patients to multiple tests
• Participates in obtaining and communicating electronic information as pertinent to the nursing unit. Schedules tests, faxes consult, etc.
• Assists in ordering supplies. Stationery items as well as floor stock, patient needs, individual nursing supplies
• Communicates with food services to ensure appropriate patient diets
• Operates, problem solves, and takes corrective measures for clerical equipment. To include scheduling maintenance of computers, fax machines, phones, etc.
• Staff have access to non-controlled medications storage and supply areas and can transport non-controlled medications as necessary to meet the needs of the clinic or unit
• Assists with transporting non-controlled medications to and from Pharmacy and within the unit as needed
• Assists with transporting blood products to and from Blood Bank as needed
• Discharge follow up phone calls / coordinating virtual discharge appointment team
• Support / Assist staff with 5 min Drills and/or Quality Rounds – participate in regulatory readiness as needed

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.