Patient Care Technician, PRN, Day

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Performs basic nursing assistant duties and a variety of additional duties based on the assigned nursing unit with appropriate training and clinical competency validation in support and care of patients within their scope of practice and under close/general supervision of licensed personnel.

As a member of the Facility Resource Pool (FRP), this job requires floating to various units of assigned facility.

*Patient Care Technician, Richland Facility Resource Pool, PRN Days*

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference.

• Provides direct patient care within scope of practice as directed by providers and licensed staff in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols based on assigned facility or unit.

• Assists patients with activities of daily living including eating, dressing, toileting, bathing and transferring.

• Assists with admission of patients to the unit by preparing room, greeting, and orienting patient and/or family to the unit (bed, call light, phone, TV).

• Assists with walking, turning, positioning and ambulating patient. Assists with removing and reapplying compression devices.

• Performs data collection including vital signs, oxygen saturation, temperature, cardiac monitoring, non-invasive blood pressure monitoring systems, collection of basic/sterile specimens, and documents fluid intake and outtake.

• Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN.  Reports lab values to RN.

• Provides patient care based on assigned unit and as delegated by the RN including, but not limited to, sterile and non-sterile soaks, application of sterile simple dressings and non-sterile simple dressings, perineal care, basic ostomy care, nasal cannula, phlebotomy, EKG's and incentive spirometry.

• Insertion and removal of straight catheters (in & out catheters) and removal only of Foley catheters may be performed with appropriate training and clinical competency validation based on assigned unit.

• Assists with fall prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated.

• Assists the patient care team with transporting patients to diagnostic studies and floor assignments.

• Provides and documents comfort and non-pharmacological pain management measures.

• Documents data on medical records and informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status.  Charts all observations, clinical data, and procedures performed in EMR.

• Maintains use of appropriate medical equipment and supplies. Returns equipment to other units as needed.

• Cleans and stocks carts, rooms, hallways and kitchens. Changes linens as needed.

• Consults with and keeps supervisor informed of unit activities, needs, and problems related to patient care.

• Knows and follows department, unit, hospital policies, procedures, objectives, quality, safety, environmental and infection control standards.

• Maintains patient rights and confidentiality of patient information.

• Helps to ensure smooth operation of the nursing unit or facility.

• Participates in process improvement initiatives.

• Serves as a role model and participates in educating and mentoring other members of the care team.

• Practices safe, efficient use of supplies.

• Attends department and organization meetings.

• Completes annual compliance training.

• Maintains a clean, safe, therapeutic and caring environment for patients, families, and other staff.

• Assumes responsibility for one’s own professional development and continuing education.

• May perform monitor tech or unit secretary duties based on assigned facility or unit.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Completion of a nursing assistant, patient care tech, medical assistant, EMT, Paramedic, surgical tech, phlebotomy, military medical corpsman or nursing fundamentals course preferred.

• Experience - One (1) year of experience

• Previous experience as nursing assistant, PCT, MA, EMT, Paramedic, Surgical Tech, Phlebotomist, Medical Corpsman or nursing student is preferred.

• For facilities/units that require monitor tech responsibilities:

  • After hire, required attendance of formal arrhythmia training class and successful completion of the Prisma Health Arrhythmia exam with a minimum passing score within 2 attempts.

  • Successful completion of the arrhythmia exam must be completed within 30 days of hire.

  • Arrhythmia competencies must be maintained on an annual basis.

In Lieu Of

• NA   

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Licensure, certification, or registration in the field of training preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• NA

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Richland

Facility

Richland Hospital

Department

Facility Resource Pool

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