Clinical Care Technician II - Proger 5 North

Tufts Medicine • Boston, MA

448d

About The Position

The Clinical Care Technician provides essential nursing support services under the supervision of professional nurses, focusing on direct patient care and ensuring a safe and supportive environment for patients and their families. This role requires collaboration with healthcare professionals to meet patient needs and maintain competencies in specific skills related to patient care.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.

Nice To Haves

• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Medical Assistant (MA).
• Completion of Nursing Fundamentals in an accredited Nursing program.
• One (1) year of related experience as a Nursing Assistant (NA), Patient Care Assistant (PCA), Critical Care Tech (CCT), or Patient Care Tech (PCT).
• Acute care experience.

Responsibilities

• Assists the professional registered nurse in the functional care of patients, ensuring efficient and patient-centered care appropriate to the developmental age of the patient population.
• Provides or assists patients with activities of daily living in a safe, efficient, and respectful manner.
• Greets patients, families, visitors, and other staff according to service standards and responds to patient and family requests promptly.
• Collects, records, and communicates the patient's clinical data to the assigned nurse in a timely manner.
• Prepares room for admission/transfer/discharge, assuring standardized equipment is ready for use.
• Transports or accompanies patients as necessary to other areas of the hospital in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner.
• Provides comfort measures such as positioning, changing linen, back rubs, etc. to patients.
• Promotes patient activity by assisting with mobility and range of motion exercises as assigned.
• Sets up for procedures as requested by nursing/medical staff.
• Cleans and discards used equipment and supplies following procedures.
• Collects specimens and performs specimen testing, while maintaining Standard Precautions; prepares specimens for the lab.
• Responsible for care of biomedical equipment, checking par levels and working order for blood pressure cuffs, EKG cables, leads, oximeter cables, etc.
• Cleans wounds and applies DSD after wound is assessed by nurse.
• Performs 12 lead EKG and connects monitoring equipment to patients under the direction of the nurse.
• Cares for patient belongings and completes belongings list.
• Primes intravenous tubing with solution containing no medication.
• Performs and documents patient's admission, transfer, and discharge tasks as requested by the nurse.
• Answers call lights and seeks appropriate personnel/action. Performs hourly rounding per established guidelines.

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: High school or GED