Job Description
UPMC Western Maryland's 7 South Med/Surg unit is hiring Patient Care Technicians! We have all shifts and statuses available. If you are a Certified Nursing Assistant looking to expand upon your experience, make sure to check out our posting below!
7 South is a telemetry medical-surgical unit that specializes in respiratory distress, COPD, heart failure, and post-op including ENT, watchman devices, urological, and gynecological procedures. These positions require working rotating weekend and holiday shifts.
Here's what the job entails:
Documentation and Clerical Functions
- Documents in the medical record according to established procedures.
- Completes department clerical functions as needed.
Work Performance
- Performs assigned work in a timely and productive manner.
- Suggests and supports changes within the department.
- Assumes responsibility for assignments and views problems as challenges.
- Demonstrates awareness of behavior on the efficient functioning of the department.
- Supports department-based projects and quality initiatives.
Policies and Procedures
- Strictly adheres to all policies and procedures relative to patient care and hospital-related information.
- Complies with safety policies and procedures including standard precautions.
Communication and Relationships
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the health care team.
- Demonstrates understanding of cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in the health professions.
- Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues.
Patient Care
- Provides instruction to patients and their families under the direction of the RN.
- May apply, monitor, and remove patient restraints as per physician or hospital protocol.
- Provides patient care including assisting with patient procedures and activities of daily living.
- Assists with physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies.
- Provides feedback to the RN regarding patient care and reports changes in patient status.
Feedback and Learning
- Constructively receives feedback and direction.
- Identifies and communicates learning needs to the unit director.
- Takes action to improve knowledge, skills, and performance.
- Requests assistance in planning and prioritizing activities as needed.
- Participates in self-review as requested by the unit director.
Equipment and Communication
- Assures equipment malfunctions are reported to the appropriate department.
- Establishes appropriate and effective communication with other departments.
- Establishes professional and respectful interpersonal relationships.
- Contributes to the universal unit activities including, but not limited to, responding to call lights and telephones, passing meal trays, and transporting patients.
Core Nursing Assistant Responsibilities
- Performs the UPMC nursing core nursing assistant responsibilities (blood glucose, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collections, and Foley care).
- Must routinely perform ADLs (bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, ambulating, turning, and repositioning patients).
- Performs point of care testing (including blood glucose), weights, vital signs, I&O, telemetry monitor application/reapplication, HAC & PSI prevention (TEDs/SCDs).
- Performs simple dressings, placement and removal of restraints, bladder scan, all specimen collections, and ticket to ride.
- Achieves and maintains competency in at least one or more advanced skills based on department operational need: 12-lead EKGs, phlebotomy/venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrhythmia, and NG tubes clamping and removal.
Additional Duties
- Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: - High school diploma or equivalent.
- Must also have either:
- 1 year of general healthcare experience, OR
- 6 months of experience as UPMC Nursing Assistant/CNA with PCT competency achieved within 120 days of hire/transfer/promotion, OR
- Enrollment in PT/OT/PA program or related healthcare training program with completion of at least one clinical rotation, OR
- Completion of a bachelor's degree in a health sciences field.
- Successful completion of UPMC patient care technician class.
- Successful completion of basic information system training.
- Microcomputer experience preferred.
- Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic or currently enrolled in an EMT or Paramedic program preferred.
- Access to medications is limited to the distribution of the medication to the nurse.
- Certified Nursing Assistant.
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Job Tags
All shifts, Rotating shift,