Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of a licensed nurse, the Patient Care Technician delivers efficient and effective nursing care while achieving positive clinical outcomes and patient/family satisfaction. The Patient Care Technician will perform various patient care activities and related non-professional services essential to caring for personal needs and comfort of patients.
RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Provides patient care in a manner conducive to safety and comfort. Patient care includes, but is not limited to:
1.1. Assists patient with or performs Activities of Daily Living (ADL);
1.2. Obtains and records Vital Signs and weights per policy;
1.3. Assists patients with ambulation and transfers;
1.4. Positions patients in correct body alignment in and out of bed;
1.5. Applies adaptive equipment as ordered;
1.6. Cares for personal belongings;
1.7. Assists physician and/or licensed nurse with treatments and procedures as needed;
Makes both occupied and unoccupied beds;
Accompanies patients when transported outside the center for appointments as requested;
Ensures patients are ready for scheduled rehab therapy and transports patients to rehab area;
Notifies licensed nurse if patient identification is missing;
Participates in the care planning process and implements care according to care plan;
Performs skin care treatments, as permitted by state regulation;
Applies simple clean dressings, slings, stockings, and support bandages, under direction of the licensed nurse, as permitted by state regulation;
Feeds or assists patients with meals and provides additional nourishment and hydration per care plan;
Records patient's oral intake and output;
Uses Point Click Care (PCC -POC) according to the Business Processes, if applicable;
Answers call light or bell promptly, delivers messages, cleans areas of spillage or accidents;
Uses Standard precautions when caring for all patients. Adheres to Contact and/or Droplet Precautions as indicated;
Participates in the orientation of new nursing assistants;
Reports changes in patient's condition, patient/family concerns or complaints to charge nurse and/or supervisor;
Collects and bags soiled linen and delivers to dirty linen area;
Obtains clean linens and supplies from supply areas, cleans utility rooms, kitchen areas and all other nursing areas, as assigned;
Cleans patient equipment as assigned;
Transfers patient's belongings and equipment as directed, and assists with postmortem care;
Assists with patient discharge as requested;
Up to hourly wage includes, shift differentials and extra shift bonuses

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Shift work,

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