The Patient Care Technician I is responsible for providing safe, emotionally supportive, and individualized care for patients under the direction of nursing staff and medical providers.
Requirements
- Basic patient care, including vital signs, blood glucose on adults, hygiene (bathing and oral care), positioning, toileting, linen changes, ambulation, range of motion, nutritional and hydration support, collecting lab specimens.
- Competent to perform Foley catheter care.
- Assists with the setup for medical procedures.
- Promotes a safe patient environment: clutter-free, bed alarms, armband checks, etc.
- Stocks supplies per departmental needs.
- Ensures compliance with HIPAA policies and procedures.
- Assists the nurse in admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
- Orient patients and families to patient rooms, patient activities, and hospital policies.
- Documents patient care provided and I&O.
- Communicates information to nursing and medical staff.
- Promotes patient safety standards.
- Completes efficient and purposeful patient rounding to promote patient safety and the patient experience.
- Assists with post-mortem care.
- Responsible to perform Direct Observer and Sitter duties as needed.
- Admits, transfers, and discharges patients in the information technology systems.
- Displays proper etiquette when answering the telephone.
- Assists the Health Unit Coordinator with duties as needed.
- Maintains patient census (accurate and up to date). Completes midnight census tasks as applicable.
- Completes training for the infant security system, including management of the infant security system (admitting, transferring, discharging, alarms, band adjusts, etc) (Women and Infant Services only).
- Promotes safe sleep practices (Women and Infant Services only).
- Screens newborns for hearing loss and identifies those who require further auditory assessment (Women and Infant Services only).
- Reviews department and association wide policies and procedures annually.
- Develops and maintains new policies and procedures as needed.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Retirement Plan
