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Patient Care TechnicianNorthwell Health • Riverhead, NY, United States
Patient Care Technician

Patient Care Technician

Northwell Health • Riverhead, NY, United States
5 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Under direction and supervision of registered Nurse, assists with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment.

Job Responsibility

  • 1. Functions as a co-worker to the nurse and a key member of the nursing care team :
  • Organizes patient care assignment and sets priorities.
  • Alerts RN co-worker to changes in patient status i.e., alteration in comfort, skin integrity, alterations in breathing pattern, etc.
  • Documents patient care and patient status changes on the appropriate chart forms.
  • Communicates routine information to RN periodically during shift i.e., intake and output.

2. Assists RN in providing for ADL needs of patients :

  • Prepares patients for meals, and feeds or assists with meals.
  • Provides between meal nourishment and fresh water to patients.
  • Bathes or assists patient to bathe, provides oral hygiene.
  • Toilets patients as necessary.
  • Maintains patient's mobility with range of motion exercises and ambulation.
  • Grooms patient, including shaving, as needed.
  • Participates with the RN in the development of a plan of care for assigned patient.
  • Utilizes a plan of care in carrying out patient assignments.
  • 3. Maintains patient care units in a neat and orderly condition :

  • Changes and makes beds.
  • Cleans and straightens bedside table and over-bed tables, as needed.
  • Strips patient units upon discharge of patient, in preparation for cleaning by Housekeeping Department.
  • Removes equipment from room. Cleans and place it in appropriate are.
  • Prepares room for new admissions, transfers and post-operative patients.
  • 4. Assists Registered Nurse by performing selected procedures and simple treatments :

  • Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration rate and B.P. on admission and as assigned.
  • Measures and records fluid intake and output; totals at shift end.
  • Perform, mount and process EKG's.
  • Draw and process blood, as appropriate, within State and County guidelines. Obtains specimens, such as urine, stool and sputum.
  • Administers enemas, as directed.
  • Weighs and records patient weight on admission and as indicated.
  • Shave patients as instructed in preparation for procedures.
  • Performs simple procedures utilizing aseptic technique (i.e. - applying and changing simple dressings).
  • Performs simple respiratory treatments, as required (i.e. oral suctioning).
  • 5. Performs a variety of related duties :

  • Assists patients in and out of bed, ambulates patients, lifts, turns and positions patients.
  • Assists with serving of meals; positions patient, cleans over-bed table, and helps distribute and collect trays.
  • Transports and accompanies patients to various departments, as directed.
  • Reports missing or damaged equipment to Nursing Unit Secretary.
  • Maintains non-patient rooms (i.e., utility rooms, linen rooms, kitchens, etc.) in a neat and orderly condition.
  • Maintains cleanliness of patient care equipment.
  • Performs constant observation on selected patients as assigned.
  • Follows medical Center's policies and procedures to support QA / QI efforts in patient care and services.
  • Performs post-mortem care and transports body to morgue.
  • 6. Takes part in Nursing's continuing education policy by :

  • Attending nursing attendant course during orientation program.
  • Participating and completing annual mandatory educational requirements.
  • Attending nursing attendant staff development programs offered throughout the year.
  • 7. Performs related duties, as required.

  • ADA Essential Functions
  • Job Qualification

  • High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
  • Completion of Nurse Assistant course or equivalent, required.
  • OR
  • Prior experience as a Nursing Attendant or equivalent, required.
  • NYS Nurse Attendant certification, preferred.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, and follow written and / or oral instructions.
  • Ability to work in diversified settings.
  • Ability to lift, turn, position, etc. Patients, as required
  • Additional Salary Detail
  • The salary range and / or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and / or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

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