Care Partner - Bedford Med/Surg (Nights)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Shelbyville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician is responsible for assisting in direct patient care specific to the unit assigned; assisting with patient transfers and repositioning, transporting of patients, supplies, or specimens; and any other duties as deemed necessary to ensure optimal patient care and physician service, under the direction and supervision of the professional nurse. The Patient Care Technician is responsible to the Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse, Clinical Supervisor, Department Manager/Director, Nursing Supervisor, Associate Directors of Nursing Services and the Chief Nursing Officer.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Relevant Work Experience
Less than 1 year experience

Nice To Haves

Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.
Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Responsibilities

Provides patient care based upon the nursing process in accordance with the hospitals mission & vision, as directed and observed by the RN/LPN.
Ability to work under limited supervision and to follow written and oral instructions.
Ability to demonstrate effective communications skills, empathy, and unconditional positive regard toward all patients and co-workers.
Compliance with organizational requirements, including policies, procedures and regulations specific to the unit.
Flexibility in schedule in order to meet the needs of the patients, community and staff.
Maintains annual education requirements prior to due date.
Knowledge and implementation of standardized PPE regarding the prevention / transmission of infectious disease / isolation processes.
Other duties assigned