Ambulatory Patient Care Tech - Diabetes Care Clinic

Children's National Hospital

8d • $21 - $42 • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician works in collaboration with the multidisciplinary health care delivery team and, under the direction of a Registered Nurse, performs basic nursing care activities. The role helps maintain a safe, clean, and stocked patient-care setting, assists staff members, and helps direct patient flow. The position is in the Medical Specialties Clinic, at the Diabetes Care Clinic.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year of experience in a healthcare setting; pediatric experience is preferred where possible.
• Basic computer skills, including typing and use of a mouse and email.
• Knowledge of aseptic technique.
• Basic arithmetic skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Human relations and interpersonal skills.
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), or Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT) credential.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.

Nice To Haves

• One semester of completed clinical experience at an accredited school of nursing or military corpsman training.

Responsibilities

• Orient families to the call lights, monitors, and unit.
• Set up monitors and alarms.
• Measure and document vital signs, height, weight, and head circumference.
• Provide activities of daily living, including bathing, skin care, mouth care, and peri-care.
• Ensure patients receive nutrition as ordered, including tube or tray feeding; provide tube-feeding care and feed patients.
• Apply skin creams as directed by the RN.
• Collect cultures and urine and stool samples.
• Recognize and report pain and skin breakdown.
• Prioritize tasks and special requests from the RN.
• Assist with tracheostomy care, EVDs, central-line dressing, pin care, cast and traction care, and care for dying patients.
• Help prepare rooms for admissions and discharges and support patient flow by keeping the environment neat and orderly.
• Obtain equipment and supplies and maintain PAR levels.
• Observe monitors and alert the RN to deviations; follow monitor-bank guidelines, including dress code and professionalism, when assigned to the monitor bank.
• Care for patients in isolation, wash hands before and after every patient, and clean equipment after each patient's use.
• Document promptly in the nursing database and on flow sheets, including vital signs, and notify the appropriate charge nurse through the computer or chart as suitable.
• Communicate patient changes and abnormal findings to the RN and team; participate in beginning- and end-of-shift reporting.
• Maintain professional relationships with patients and families, resolve coworker conflict appropriately, and support a family-centered care environment.
• Communicate with the RN about patient-care activities at least hourly and notify the charge nurse when leaving or returning to the unit.
• Keep informed about council meetings and unit issues; contribute to unit discussions and support shared-leadership decisions.
• Speak up about unsafe behavior or performance, verify information used for decisions and documentation, and pause to resolve uncertainty.
• Communicate clearly and promptly, promote safety for patients, families, visitors, and coworkers, and use Stop, Think, Act, and Review to check behavior and performance.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health coverage.
• Paid time off, including vacation accrued from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• 401(k) plan.
• Healthcare and dependent-care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Tuition assistance.
• Fitness resources.
• Employee assistance.
• Commuter benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED