Patient Care Tech (PCT)

Intrastaff•Baltimore, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the internal staffing agency for the Johns Hopkins Health System and partner hospitals, providing temporary support to a variety of the Johns Hopkins locations. Our employees are the strength of our service. Intrastaff is unique because it's one of the very few agencies where a person has the benefit of being a temporary employee and also feels like a member of a large organization. Working at Hopkins means joining a culturally diverse team that includes some of the best nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in the world. Directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical research.

Requirements

Total of one year of Patient Care Tech experience in inpatient Hospital setting over the last three years
High School Diploma/ Equivalent
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR
Active Maryland CNA License
Knowledge of aseptic technique, basic wound care, patient safety, and patient transport techniques.

Responsibilities

Perform delegated duties related to the comfort and personal needs of the patients with consideration of their developmental needs. These activities may include ADL(s), EKGS, Finger Sticks, Foley (insertion/care/removal), sterile technique, IV care, nutritional support, patient mobility, vital signs, changing beds, replenishing room supplies and assisting healthcare team with specific treatments and/or procedures.
Communicate with patients, families, and Nursing staff and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
Reads and interprets equipment readings, in conjunction with patient information.
Knowledgeable of operating parameters of patient care equipment.
Possible exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous materials, radiation and pharmacological agents.
Work requires standing and/or walking for extended periods of time.
Work requires lifting and/or positioning patients and transporting wheelchairs, beds and related equipment.
Work requires manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to perform delegated patient care procedures.
Work may require contact with aggressive and/or combative patients.
Employees in this position will be required to adhere to work availability and unit scheduling requirements.