Patient Care Tech - CTA/CSA Medical ICU 7a-7p

OU Health•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

Under general supervision of a registered nurse, the Patient Care Tech performs routine patient-care tasks. In collaboration with the RN, patient, and family, the role monitors the patient’s health status and implements the plan of care. The Patient Care Tech carries out physician and nursing orders within scope, reports significant changes to the RN, and supports patient admissions, discharges, transfers, and transportation. The role may also provide one-to-one safety-attendant care and may precept new CTAs.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
No experience required.
Current Basic Life Support certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Certification as a Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT), Patient Care Technician (PCTC), or Advanced Unlicensed Assistant (AUA).
Knowledge of basic nursing techniques and procedures.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
Ability to maintain effective working relations with others.

Responsibilities

Systematically and continually monitors the patient’s health status and implements the plan of care in collaboration with the RN, patient, and family.
Carries out physician and nursing orders as directed by the RN and within scope.
Takes and records blood pressures, temperatures, pulse, and patient weights.
Performs blood glucose monitoring.
Sets up and discontinues telemetry monitors.
Collects specimens as directed.
Applies sterile dressings and removes sutures, staples, and/or drains.
Performs assigned sterile procedures.
Performs stomal irrigation and applies colostomy pouches.
Performs oral suctioning.
Takes emergency actions as needed and within scope.
Performs treatments and procedures listed on the initial skills checklist.
Reports symptoms and significant changes in the patient’s condition or behavior to the RN.
Assists with admission, discharge, and transfer processes.
Transports patients to and from treatment centers when necessary and assists transporters with moving patients in and out of stretchers and wheelchairs.
Keeps patient rooms clean and orderly, makes beds, and replaces soiled linen.
Restocks rooms with supplies and equipment as directed.
When assigned as a safety attendant, provides care, observes the patient, and does not leave the patient alone.
May precept new CTAs.
Performs other duties as assigned.