Patient Care Technician 1 - Medical Telemetry, Days

HOURS: Day shift 7a-7p

Job Summary

• Under the direction of the nursing staff, the Patient Care Technician performs basic care to an assigned group of patients in accordance with hospital policies, procedures, and standards of care

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required

Experience:

• Health care experience preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assisting the patient with daily personal care; bed bath, oral care, shower, etc.
• Answering patient call lights in a prompt and efficient manner (<3 minutes for a regular light and <1 minute for a bathroom light). Assist in providing purposeful hourly rounding on dayshift and every two hours on night shift
• Distributing patient food trays and assisting patients with meals, as directed
• Documenting patient intake and output and data collection for the nurse
• Taking patient and documenting vital signs; T, P, R, B/P and LOC
• Checking and recording patient height and weight on admission and daily when ordered
• Performing Point of Care Testing (Accu-Checks) and maintain competency for POCT
• When directed assist with coughing and deep breathing
• Disconnecting Adult peripheral IV’s and Saline Locks, under supervision
• Providing catheter and ostomy care
• Ambulating and transferring patients, with proper body mechanics and safety measures
• Applying SCD pumps, ice packs or heating pads when directed
• Pre-operative and post-operative care; surgical or procedural
• Turning and positioning patients
• Assist with administering enemas, recording results
• Assists with admission and dismissal of patients
• Reports all abnormal findings and observations to the nurse.
•  Answers the phone in a professional courteous manner.
  • Works at the desk maintaining charts, patient census and answers question for visitors and patients.
  • Participates in Performance Improvement Initiatives, quality assurance and any other departmental research 
  or studies as requested by the department manager or charge nurse.
  • Fosters positive internal and external customer relations.
  • May assist in training and orientation of new department employees.
  • Meets all mandatory education/competency as required by policy and position.
  • Performs all other related duties as required or requested by the nursing staff.