Patient Care Tech - Emergency Department

Rochester Regional Health•Newark, NJ

5d•$19 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

Rochester Regional's Senior Patient Care Technician p rovides direct or indirect patient care in accordance with treatment plans as determined and delegated by a licensed nurse. Assists with tasks necessary for the general management and organization of the patient care unit, being flexible meeting patient and/or unit needs.

Requirements

2 years experience in Patient Care Technician role OR Completion of Nursing Fundamentals or C.N.A certification OR Previous experience as a Medical Assistant, Medical Technician, or Technologist in a healthcare setting, or successful completion of a Patient Care Technician training program.

Responsibilities

Provides guidance to Patient Care Technicians including but not limited to scheduling, patient care deployment.
Employ safe and competent care for patients with relationship to the patient’s hygiene, skin integrity, nutritional and elimination needs.
Assist with the admission, discharge, transfer, transport and repositioning of patients.
Perform correct procedures in the collection and disposition of specimens.
Perform and record technical procedures as delegated.
Observe, report, and document questionable patient conditions to the licensed nurse on duty.
Ensure medical equipment is clean, maintained and functional and refers equipment for needed repairs.
Monitors and maintains unit supply usage.
Implements appropriate interventions to address the mobility needs of the patient.
Unit secretarial responsibilities and special projects
Scheduling follow up examinations, testing and in Surgical Services, possible scrub duties
Secure transport of non-controlled medications from pharmacy to unit and from unit-to-unit when transporting patients in accordance with designated process.