Patient Care Tech

About the position

Performs a variety of direct patient care procedures to assist the unit manager, professional staff and physicians in providing patient care focused on the needs of the patient.

Responsibilities

• Meets the comfort and hygiene needs of the patient by providing care services such as bathing, oral hygiene procedures, hair care, bed pan/urinal use, skin care and garment, linen and bedding changes.
• Distributes meals and beverages, takes vital signs, collects lab specimens.
• Assists with completion of patient testing and treatment procedures, sets up and primes IV tubing, 12-lead ECG, simple tracheostomy suctioning and care, changes dressings, performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation, obtains wound and throat cultures.
• Assists physician and professional staff in equipment supply and set up.
• Assists with ambulating patients with assistive devices such as crutches and with transfer/transport procedures.
• Performs required documentation and communicates in a competent and effective manner to meet patient and/or family needs and regulatory requirements.
• Maintains strict confidentiality of patient, employee and department information to ensure patient rights.
• Utilizes time and resources effectively to promote quality and cost outcomes.

Requirements

• High School Diploma plus training acquired through work experience or education (preferred).
• Less than one year of previous job-related experience (required).
• 1-2 years of previous job-related experience (preferred).
• Certified Nurse Assistant (required).
• CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) certification (required).
• Completion of a Nursing Assistant Program with placement on the Illinois Department of Health Nurse Aide Registry or verification of an equal or higher educational level in a clinically focused program.

Benefits

• Diversity and Inclusion commitment
• Equal Opportunity Employer