Patient Care Tech

St. Joseph Hospital & Medical Center•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, located in Phoenix, Arizona, is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy. It provides a wide range of health, social, and support services, dedicated to caring for the poor and underserved. St. Joseph's is a nationally recognized center for quaternary care, medical education, and research, including the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center. The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services, attracting patients globally. St. Joseph's includes the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's and has a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital. It is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers, and is a tobacco-free campus. The Patient Care Technician (PCT) performs direct patient care tasks such as bathing, oral care, and feeding, and assists patients with activities of daily living under the supervision of a Nurse. Responsibilities include obtaining and recording vital signs, monitoring and recording daily intake and output, and obtaining specimens, including non-invasive body fluids and blood specimens. The PCT monitors and performs actions to decrease patient length of stay, including using a computerized Bed Tracking System, performing timely designated discharge duties, and communicating discharge information to appropriate staff. The PCT assists Physicians/Nurses with diagnostic tests, clinical procedures, and other tasks as requested, communicates patient needs and observed/reported changes in patient condition to the supervising Nurse or Physician, and documents all interactions in the patient's medical record. The PCT may also assist nursing in the retrieval and delivering of medications per the unit standard. To be successful in this role requires a genuine passion for patient well-being, diligence in executing tasks, keen observational skills regarding patient conditions, and a proactive approach to continuous learning and professional development.

Requirements

Completion of nursing assistant program, or EMT program, or completion of first block of nursing program, upon hire
Emergency Medical Technician: AZ, upon hire
Certified Nursing Assistant: AZ, upon hire
Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Responsibilities

Performs patient related care tasks (direct care, bathing, oral care, feeding)
Assists patients with activities of daily living and provides direct patient care under supervision of Nurse
Obtains and records patient vital signs
Monitors and records daily intake and output
Obtains specimens, including non-invasive body fluids and blood specimens
Monitors and performs actions to decrease patient length of stay including but not limited to: use of computerized Bed Tracking System, performing timely designated discharge duties, and communicating discharge information to appropriate staff
Assists Physician/Nurse with diagnostic tests, clinical procedures, and other tasks as requested
Communicates patient needs and observed/reported changes in patient condition to supervising Nurse or Physician
Documents all interactions in patient's medical record
May assist nursing in the retrieval and delivering of medications per the unit standard
Assists the nurse/physician during examinations, treatments and procedures as requested
Retrieves necessary equipment and supplies
Assists in patient/equipment preparation
Performs follow-up actions as directed
Documents clinically relevant findings in the patient's record according to hospital protocols
Prepares patients for transportation to other departments/areas