Patient Care Tech - Medical Intermediate and ICU - Rotating

VCU Health•Richmond, VA

4d•$17 - $24

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician provides direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and the plan of care, under the direction of an RN or licensed independent practitioner. The role is in the Medical Intermediate and Intensive Care Unit, a progressively opening unit with flexible patient acuity ranging from acute to intensive care. The unit provides care to Internal Medicine patients with diagnoses including renal, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, hepatology, infectious disease, endocrine, and gerontology conditions. The unit has been recognized by AACN as a Beacon Gold Unit for Excellence, reflecting collaborative practice, workforce satisfaction, and a healthy environment supporting novice and expert clinicians. The technician provides direct and indirect patient care, monitors and records patient information, supports comfort, hygiene, nutrition, mobility, and safety, and helps maintain a clean, stocked clinical environment. Care is delivered in accordance with the nursing and medical plans of care and VCUHS policies and procedures. The role serves patients across the lifespan, from neonates through older adults, and requires equitable, age-appropriate care. Work may involve high stress, changing workloads, exposure to infectious materials and other hazards, and physical demands including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 100 pounds. The schedule is rotating. Compensation is $17.25–$24.12, with actual offers based on relevant work experience, credentials, and qualifications.

Requirements

High school degree or equivalent.
Certification or completion of one of the following: Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, Military Corpsmen/Medic, or Nursing Aide Training Program.
Experience within a healthcare environment, or completion of a foundations/clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation.
AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent.
Knowledge of patient data collection and documentation, including vital signs, intake/output, and changes in patient condition.
Knowledge of basic hygiene and activities-of-daily-living care.
Ability to assist with feeding, hydration, nutrition, ambulation, and patient mobility.
Ability to provide safe, compassionate care and accountability for completion of assigned tasks.
Ability to wear personal protective equipment as needed.
Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
Knowledge and skills to provide equitable, age-appropriate care, including knowledge of lifespan growth and development and the ability to assess patient-status data and identify age-specific needs.
Ability to exercise universal precautions, use personal protective equipment and devices, and learn infection-control policies.
Ability to meet the listed physical and mental/sensory demands, including shift work, maneuvering patient weight, manual dexterity, hearing alarms, and handling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Certified Nursing Assistant education.
Acute care experience as a nursing assistant or aide.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, direct, age-appropriate care to patients in the assigned unit.
Provide direct and indirect care to patients with and without medical or surgical complications, meeting their comfort, personal hygiene, and safety needs.
Monitor patients’ conditions and update the health care team.
Follow nursing and medical plans of care and VCUHS Nursing and Hospital policies and procedures.
Maintain a safe, clean, and stocked clinical location to support patient needs and unit functioning.
Maintain supplies, educational materials, equipment, and sterilization of supplies, instruments, and the environment as applicable.
Accurately identify patients, observe safety goals, and report patient physical or mental responses to the plan of care, or incidents that could harm or threaten a patient, to a licensed independent practitioner, manager, and/or Registered Nurse.
Obtain and record initial and ongoing patient information, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, intake and output, calorie counts, and other information specified by VCUHS policy.
Obtain or assist with the collection of specimens for diagnostic or waived tests.
Attend mandatory in-services and trainings and meet online training requirements.
Promote patient safety through job performance and participation in hospital, department, or unit safety initiatives.
Establish and maintain courteous, effective rapport with patients, visitors, coworkers, and other health care team members; respond promptly to instructions and demonstrate sensitivity to their needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Provide equitable care appropriate to the ages and developmental needs of patients served in the assigned unit.