Patient Care Tech, Special Care Nursery

Northside Hospital Inc.•Atlanta, GA

21h

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician provides nursing assistance and patient care to support patients’ comfort, safety, and personal needs. The role assists patients with activities of daily living and performs procedures related to physical hygiene and comfort. Duties are performed as part of a unit-based, self-directed patient care team, sharing tasks with licensed and non-licensed team members. The position provides care in the Special Care Nursery, including assisting mothers with breastfeeding, providing patient education related to infant care, checking and assisting with monitor equipment, and setting up phototherapy. The technician also performs patient care procedures, documents care and patient data, and supports quality and safety initiatives.

Requirements

Hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).
Meet one of the following credentials: Certified Nursing Assistant on the Georgia Registry; Certified Medical Assistant awarded by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA); Registered Medical Assistant awarded by the American Medical Technologists (AMT); or Certified Clinical Medical Assistant awarded by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA).
One year of patient care experience as a CNA, PCT, Military Medic, ED Tech, or in other relevant acute, direct patient care.

Nice To Haves

Visual color acuity, depending on the role in specific units.

Responsibilities

Assist with hospital and department quality initiatives, including patient safety initiatives and bedside glucose monitoring quality controls.
Follow safety techniques and hospital and departmental policies and procedures; promptly report equipment malfunctions, unsafe conditions, and injuries or accidents to the Manager.
Provide daily care, including bathing, personal hygiene, feeding, and dressing patients.
Obtain and record vital signs, intake and output, and other designated measures; collect and test specimens as required; observe patient conditions and report abnormal symptoms, unusual conditions, or adverse reactions to the nurse.
Assist patients with position changes, range-of-motion exercises, standing, and walking; transport patients for treatments and procedures as required.
Assist physicians and nurses with physical examinations and treatments; perform surgical preparations and simple sterile or nonsterile dressing changes; insert and remove Foley catheters as directed.
Provide additional therapies, procedures, and treatments, including NG tube maintenance, EKG lead placement, and suction and oxygen setup.
Transport equipment, specimens, blood, and other items throughout the hospital.
Maintain technical training in equipment use pertinent to the specific area.
May enter physician orders for tests and procedures into the computer system and transcribe medical orders as required.
Document care activities and patient data in the appropriate area of the patient record.
Perform 12-lead EKGs as designated by the department after completing training and competency check-off.
May assist mothers with breastfeeding, provide patient education relating to infant care, check and assist with monitor equipment, and set up phototherapy.