PATIENT CARE TECH - MED SURG - FT DAYS
About The Position
The Patient Care Tech provides direct care to adult and geriatric patients under the guidance and direction of a Registered Nurse. Duties include assisting with hygiene, food and fluid needs, mobility, vital signs, and finger-stick blood glucose monitoring, as well as housekeeping and cleaning to maintain a safe, clean environment. The role also supports patient rights and responsibilities and provides age-appropriate, population-specific care in accordance with hospital policies, procedures, standard precautions, and infection-control standards. This is a full-time, 72-hour position on the day shift at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- BLS certification required.
Nice To Haves
- Current Nurse Assistant certification by the State of Illinois, documentation of previous Nurse Assistant certification within the past five years, and/or documentation of on-the-job training in a patient care setting equivalent to nurse assistant training.
- Experience in long-term care, rehabilitation, and/or medical-surgical care.
Responsibilities
- Admit, discharge, and transfer patients, completing the appropriate forms.
- Provide for patient hygiene.
- Provide for patients’ food and fluid needs.
- Assist with patient mobility.
- Obtain and record vital signs.
- Maintain a safe environment of care.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer prevention.
- Perform finger-stick blood glucose monitoring under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
- Complete documentation accurately and in a timely manner according to hospital policies and procedures.
- Provide safe, skillful, accurate, and efficient age-appropriate, population-specific care primarily to adult and geriatric patients.
- Support patients’ rights and responsibilities, including respect for cultural, ethical, and religious diversity.
- Adhere to standard precautions and infection-control standards.
- Perform housekeeping and cleaning duties to maintain a safe, clean environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
