Patient Care Tech - Float Pool PT Days

Torrance Memorial Medical Center•Torrance, CA

3d•$24 - $32

About The Position

Under the direction of an RN, the Patient Care Tech works cooperatively with team members to provide basic direct patient care, transport services, and general support. The technician is accountable for patient care delivered and must follow standards of care within the scope of practice identified. This is a part-time day position in the Float Pool.

Requirements

Meet one of the following: CNA certification; successful completion of the first semester of an RN program or graduation from an RN program while awaiting the next in-house New Grad Residency Program application process; current National Registry EMT or LA County EMT certification; current California EMS Authority paramedic license; or Certified Medical Assistant status.
Obtain BCLS or ACLS certification from the American Heart Association within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care and implement assigned patient care plans using AIDET during interactions with patients, families, visitors, and other departments.
Identify self at the beginning of the shift and update the patient whiteboard with care team and contact information.
Perform purposeful hourly rounding and document actions or observations.
Answer phones and patient call systems promptly, courteously, and relay messages to the appropriate person.
Orient patients and families to the physical environment, call light, phone, meals and snacks, visitation, smoke-free campus, and call-don't-fall pledge.
Inventory and document patient belongings on admission, transfer, and discharge, and ensure safe disposition.
Receive report from the RN before beginning an assignment; inform the RN of unfamiliar conditions or changes and establish care priorities with the RN.
Prepare rooms for admissions and restore rooms after transfers or discharges, including cleaning and restocking equipment and supplies.
Maintain a safe work environment, keep equipment accounted for and in working order, maintain clear walkways and uncluttered rooms, and follow safety guidelines.
Support unit operations by ordering appropriate patient-care supplies, refilling nurse servers, and placing charge documents appropriately.
Maintain medication security by limiting access to authorized personnel.
Use safe patient-handling practices, select appropriate lift equipment, and request assistance when needed for moving or turning patients.
Identify patients using identity bands and verify name and date of birth; verify medical record number before blood administration.
Apply fall precautions, including locking beds or gurneys, raising side rails, keeping call lights within reach when available, assisting with safe transfers and ambulation, and keeping the environment clear.
Follow infection-prevention guidelines, including hand hygiene, isolation policies, and proper infectious-waste disposal.
Perform and document vital signs according to physician orders or unit policy, and promptly notify the RN of changes or abnormal findings.
Assist patients and families and refer questions to the RN for follow-up.
Apply and monitor oxygen as directed by the RN; apply, monitor, and document restraints.
Assist with postoperative coughing, turning, and deep breathing, and keep comfort supplies accessible.
Collect specimens using appropriate techniques and perform point-of-care testing, quality control, equipment maintenance, and data uploads.
Obtain blood and blood products from the Blood Bank according to policies and procedures.
Prepare patients for examinations and treatments, including draping, equipment setup, and stocking supplies for bedside procedures.
Assist with or perform treatments as directed by the RN, including applying weights, ambulation, Foley care, binders, orthopedic devices, and sitz baths.
Apply EKG leads, set up monitors, perform basic and 12-lead EKGs when the EKG technician is unavailable, follow Cardiology Department filing and recording procedures, and promptly provide the RN with the EKG printout.
Assist the MD or RN with applying skin traction according to orders; set up traction bars, orthopedic devices, and related equipment; and assist with cast removal when the orthopedic technician is unavailable.
Accurately document intake and output for the assigned shift, including drainage and output from specified devices and tubes.
Report equipment problems to the house supervisor and assist with family viewings of deceased patients, including preparing the viewing area and patient.
Provide break coverage for unit secretaries, other PCTs, and comparable positions.
Assist with secure and complete patient transfers by gathering belongings, helping patients into wheelchairs or gurneys, accompanying them to the new room, and providing a call light.
Transport deceased patients to the morgue and identify the body according to policy.
Activate and participate in emergency response situations as directed by policy.
Maintain traction and trapeze equipment in good order and store it safely.
Apply physical pressure after A-line removal by an RN or MD and record pedal pulses in ICCU only.