Patient Care Technician - PRN

Shifts Available

7p-7a & 7a-7p

Summary of Duties

Provides activities of daily living and other specified patient care procedures for the adult and geriatric patient.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides for patient's activities of daily living with either total or partial assistance as directed by patient condition:

• Bath or shower

• Oral and/or denture care

• Perineal care

• Turning and repositioning every two hours or greater as indicated by patient need

• Ambulation

• Meal Assistance

• Performs indirect patient care tasks and unit functions: including but not limited to:

• Answers call lights and relays information promptly to the nurses

• Runs errands to obtain medications, supplies, etc.

• Transports specimens

• Inventories supplies; compiles list of needed supplies

• Stocks supplies and patient meds when delivered to facility

• Discharge preparation (packing personal items, transports patient, etc.)

• Cleans and maintains unit and patient equipment

• Assists patients with elimination needs

• Performs simple range of motion

• Performs finger stick blood glucose test

• Performs intake and output measurements (oral, IV, NG, drains, etc.)

• Performs vital sign measurements

• Obtains 12 lead EKGs

• Assists physicians and nurses with special procedures

• Assists with stocking of supplies and assesses inventory needs for medical and general supplies in coordination with the Administrative Secretary/ Materiels Management Coordinator and/or other management staff, and following hospital purchasing protocols

• Cleans and stores dirty hospital equipment for future patient use

• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

High school diploma or GED equivalent required.

Experience

Minimum of one year of patient care experience required.

Physical Requirements for Essential Job Functions

• Ability to lift 50 lbs. occasionally, 20 lbs. frequently, and 10 lbs. constantly.

• Ability to walk and stand 80% of an 8 to 12 hour shift.

• Ability to push/pull up to 200 lbs. in order to position patients, move beds, carts, etc., and aid patients in ambulation.

• Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately, so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.