Patient Care Technician

Patient Care Technician

Company : St Anthony Community Hospital

City / State : Warwick, NY

Category : Nursing Support

Department : Emergency Room

Union : YES Union : 1199W

Position : Part Time

Hours : Varied

Shift : Nights

Req # : 11176

Hiring Range : $23.34

The Patient Care Technician is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the guidance of the Emergency Department Registered Nurse and in conjunction with Licensed Practitioners to maintain flow and provide quality patient care. The Patient Care Technician works in collaboration with other healthcare team members providing some of the following : patient transport, re-stocking area, cleaning and readying the patient care areas.

Responsibilities :

• Demonstrates knowledge of resource locations of documents, manuals, and on-line resources such as SDS.
• Demonstrates knowledge on the use of department equipment Cardiac Monitors, Infusion pumps, pulse oximeters, end-title CO2 monitors, defibrillators, suction equipment, Doppler's, precip kit, various trays (spinal tap, thoracotomy, ear, nose, and throat, etc.), computers, Pyxis, Bar-coding, EKG machines, emergency ambulance radio, oxygen wall and portable, Adult Code cart, Braslow Pediatric Cart and bags, chest tubes, naso-gastric tubes etc.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the department layout, rooms and the supplies and equipment for use and re-stocking.
• Specialty areas such as negative pressure rooms.
• Demonstrates competency in phlebotomy and obtaining lab specimens and performing EKG's, and delivery of specimens to the lab.
• Understands EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act).
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development of the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age, specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in departmental policies and procedures.
• Interacts in a professional manner with all members of the interdisciplinary teams.
• Orders Supplies.
• Performs Vital Signs, wound care, splinting and other various clinical duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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About Us : St Anthony Community Hospital

For over 75 years, St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, NY, has been serving the residents of Orange County, NY, and New Jersey's Sussex and Passaic counties with outstanding and compassionate care. The 60-bed hospital has been a primary resource for emergency, medical, surgical, obstetrical / gynecological, and acute-care services. Also on campus is Schervier Pavilion, a 120-bed skilled-nursing facility dedicated to the highest standard of healthcare excellence.