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Patient Care Technician - Med-Surg • Nights - 36hrs / wk

Patient Care Technician - Med-Surg • Nights - 36hrs / wk

UM Health-WestWyoming, MI, US
Hace más de 30 días
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Patient Care Technician - Med-Surg

  • Nights - 36hrs / wk

Shift : Nights FTE status : 0.9 On-call : No Weekends : Yes (every other)

General Summary : Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), the Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides basic nursing care to patients and performs related tasks necessary to support the unit.

Requirements :

  • Minimum High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Must meet one of the following requirements :
  • Current Certified Nurse Aide (CENA) certification, or

  • Current enrollment (and continued progression) in a health science program required with completion of nursing fundamentals course and / or one clinical rotation preferred.
  • Equivalent enrollment considered will include but is not limited to : Nursing School, Pre-PA School, Medical School, or closely related health science program, or
  • Equivalent experience. Equivalent experience considered will include but is not limited to : Medical Assistant, Paramedic, Medical First Responder, EMT, Nurse Tech, Resident Aid / Assistant, or LPN.
  • Basic understanding of Medical Terminology, Anatomy, Physiology, and Patient Confidentiality is preferred.
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS / CPR) provider required.
  • Experience in acute care or extended care facility preferred.
  • Able to successfully complete unit-specific core competencies as defined in the orientation check-list.
  • Essential Functions and Responsibilities :

  • Assist patients with activity of daily living and provides for patient comfort. This responsibility includes making occupied and unoccupied beds; turning and positioning patients in bed; ambulating and dangling patients; transfers patients; performs passive and assisting with active range-of-motion exercises.
  • Assist patients with hygiene activities.
  • Indwelling urinary catheter care (excluding insertion, removal and irrigation); changing non-sterile dressings; providing ileostomy / colostomy care.
  • Assisting with postmortem care.
  • Assist patients with nutrition including passing trays, snacks and drinking water; feeding patients; and measuring and recording intake from dietary trays.
  • Assist patients with elimination needs recording accurate input and output. Empties other drains as designated by the RN.
  • Collects and labels sputum, urine, and stool specimens for laboratory testing; testing urine for sugar, acetone, blood or pH; straining urine for kidney stones; and using the glucometer to test blood glucose levels.
  • Measures and record accurate vital signs and weight including oral and tympanic temperature, radial and apical pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate; and using standing, chair, sling and bed scales to measure weight.
  • Uses equipment and supplies safely and appropriately. This includes assisting patients with incentive spirometry; setting up oxygen flow meters; setting up suction equipment and disposing of suction canisters; and applying and removing ice bags, moist or dry heat, ace bandages, arm slings, binders, supports, anti-embolism stockings, sequential compression devices (SCDs), restraints.
  • Assists with controlling the spread of infection by using aseptic technique; adhering to universal / standard precautions; caring appropriately for patients with special isolation precautions; passing clean linen and bagging and disposing of soiled linen; replacing full sharps containers; cleaning equipment between patients' use; and cleaning equipment prior to return to Central Processing Department (CPD).
  • Document care given as directed by the RN.
  • Communicates effectively using Vocera, unit paging system, telephone system and pneumatic tube system; answering patient call lights; reporting observations to the RN; keeping the RN informed of care delivered; maintaining patient confidentiality.
  • Performs other duties as assigned. These may include but are not limited to : Performing tasks assigned by the Registered Nurse in charge to facilitate department efficiency. Maintaining a current knowledge base of department processes and procedures for patient care, pursuing self-directed learning and continuing education opportunities, and participating on committees, task forces, and work groups as determined by management.
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