PCT Patient Care Tech Full Time Days or Nights

Vibra Travels • Coleman, TX

3d

About The Position

Performs direct patient care activities under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, including assistance with daily living skills, collection of non-invasive specimens, taking vital signs, and assisting physicians and nursing staff with procedures within the scope of practice. Provides care to adult and geriatric patients ages 18 and over while respecting each patient’s rights, dignity, individuality, and confidentiality.

The Patient Care Tech supports admissions, transfers, discharges, meals, patient mobility, treatments, and unit readiness. The role also includes documenting patient care and observations, maintaining a safe and clean environment, following infection-prevention and safety practices, participating in care plans and performance improvement activities, and completing required training and competencies.

Requirements

• Previous patient care experience; hospital or long-term care facility experience is preferred.
• Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations available for qualified individuals with disabilities.
• Ability to provide care to adult or geriatric patients aged 18 years and over.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality and comply with hospital policies, safety practices, and infection-prevention measures.

Nice To Haves

• Nurse Aid certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide general nursing care, including positioning, lifting and turning patients, assisting with mobility and toileting, applying or using special equipment, and providing pre-operative and post-operative care.
• Take and document blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, height, weight, intake and output, and other assigned patient-care information.
• Prepare units, patient rooms, supplies, and beds for admissions, returning surgical patients, transfers, emergencies, and discharges.
• Assist patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, back care, and changing bed linens.
• Prepare and serve meals, assist or feed patients, remove food trays, and document the percentage of diet consumed.
• Perform quality controls on the assigned glucometer each shift.
• Answer call lights, anticipate patient needs, and make rounds on assigned patients.
• Provide care for patients in isolation and follow isolation protocols.
• Distribute drinking water and other ordered nourishment to patients.
• Assist Registered Nurses and/or Licensed Practical Nurses with treatment procedures.
• Assist with and accompany patients during admission, transfer, and discharge procedures.
• Help patients handle and care for clothing and personal property, including dentures, glasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, and prosthetic devices.
• Collect and transport specimens to the correct department.
• Transport patients to and from departments as requested.
• Report and, when appropriate, document patient care information, assessment data, changes in condition or behavior, and unusual incidents to the nurse responsible for the patient.
• Participate in and contribute to Nursing Care Plans.
• Provide post-mortem care and assist with transport as needed.
• Help maintain a safe, clean environment by cleaning utility rooms and equipment, preparing equipment for disinfection or sterilization, reporting equipment problems, handling clean and dirty linen appropriately, and storing unit supplies.
• Maintain professional interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors, and hospital personnel while protecting confidential patient information.
• Attend assigned education programs, staff meetings, departmental meetings, and in-services; complete required annual competency skills and mandatory training.
• Use supplies and linen carefully and efficiently, and follow established charge procedures for patient charge items.
• Work effectively as a team member and assist with orientation of new employees.
• Follow hospital and departmental policies, the Hospital Compliance Plan, attendance requirements, safety practices, and measures for preventing exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other workplace hazards.
• Recognize responsibilities related to patient abuse and follow policy for appropriate referrals and interventions.
• Understand and participate in Performance Improvement activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned or delegated by the Nurse Manager or Nurse.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed