Patient Care Tech - Intensive Care Units

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Located in the heart of the Coachella Valley, you have access to resort-style living and world-class amenities throughout Southern California.

• Job Objective: A brief overview of the position.

• The Patient Care Technician (PCT) has primary responsibility to assist the RN with patient care, taking vital signs, transporting patients to/from department and patient safety. The PCT performs support functions for the unit, including basic clerical functions, assists with scheduling, supply ordering and maintenance of a tidy patient care department

• Reports to

• ICU Nurse Manager and Director of Critical Care

• Supervises

• None

• Ages of Patients

• Adolescent

• Adult

• Geriatric

• Blood Borne Pathogens

• High Potential

• Qualifications

• Education

• N/A

• Licensure/Certification

• Required: American Heart Association BLS

• Experience

• Preferred: Hospital and/or patient care experience

• Essential Responsibilities

• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.

• Demonstrates knowledge of hospital approved patient identifications procedures.

• Communicates pertinent information and unfinished tasks to RN/co-workers prior to breaks, lunches and end of shift to ensure continuity of patient care and workflow.

• Provides safe patient environment at all times:

• Stays with patient, who may be in danger of falling and hurting themselves

• Correctly identifies patient by use of armband.

• Call bell within reach and secured to gurney

• Transports patients in a safe, efficient and comfortable manner to and from Department / Floors when necessary, reporting any changes that may occur during transport. (SBAR)

• Assists in cleaning dialysis stations and machines in accordance with hospital policies.

• Assists Nursing staff with patient care, such as repositioning and cleaning of incontinent patients and with moving patients, when necessary.

• Responds and assists to Code Blue.

• Notifies patients RN prior to transport and upon return.

• Notifies Nurse if patient needs taken off or put on monitor.

• Operates patient support equipment, such as: oxygen tanks, Hovermats, and ergo-slide.

• Maintains and sanitizes gurneys.

• Assists in transporting specimens to the lab department as needed.

• Demonstrates good body mechanics moving, lifting and transporting patients.

• Appropriately positions and ambulates patients per care plan.

• Communicates observations of patient condition changes to RN.

• Maintains general tidiness of patient care area and unit.

• Performs clerical duties, as directed, in the department (filing, answering phones, scheduling of patients basic order entry, data entry and retrieval, and patient charges).

• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Eisenhower Health offers a generous benefits package and a matched retirement plan.

Employees are eligible to participate in a benefits program designed to make a difference for you and your family.

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