Patient Care Technician Certified Acute Oncology Full-time Nights
About The Position
As a Certified Patient Care Tech (PCT), you are an integral part of a team, working under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Therapist. Your role involves performing delegated patient care safely and efficiently, documenting patient-related tasks, and adhering to policies and procedures. The position emphasizes kindness, respect, and empathy in patient care, treating patients as you would want for yourself and loved ones. University Medical Center, part of LCMC Health, is a world-class academic medical center and the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana, serving as a safety net hospital for underserved communities for over 300 years. LCMC Health is dedicated to providing extraordinary health, care, and education, fostering a culture of authenticity, originality, equity, and inclusion.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent, appropriate work experience.
- 1 year of Clinical Care experience.
- Certified Medical Assistant (MA) - American Association of Medical Assistants OR Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) - Louisiana State Department of Health OR Certified Patient Care or Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) - National Health Careers Association OR Certified Patient Care Technician (PCT) - National Health Careers Association.
- American Heart Association BLS certification.
- Non-Violent Crisis Prevention (CPI, NCI-CPI) - Crisis Prevention Institute.
Nice To Haves
- CNA or PCT experience in a healthcare setting.
Responsibilities
- Perform assigned priority technical procedures and maintain a safe environment for patients.
- Provide care services like basic life support (CPR), Adl's, restorative care, calculates intake and output, lifting, ambulating, transferring, positioning, weights, equipment use, vital signs, phlebotomy, dressing changes, obtaining Ekg’s, etc.
- Prepare patient room, chart in the electronic medical record, clean unit equipment, orders inventory medical/office supplies and perform other tasks as needed.
- Prioritize assigned tasks and patient care activities based on acuity of the need, resource availability, customer/patient preference/request and other departmental needs.
- Report abnormal patient findings and situations to RN or other licensed healthcare providers and takes actions to correct unsafe conditions.
- Give rationale for actions or decisions based on logic, successful experience, intuition and/or established policies/procedures.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care.
- Seek supervision or assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely and independently.
- Initiate and/or maintain job specific interventions to assure continuity of safe and effective care for patients.
- Delegate tasks to other team members to accomplish direct patient care or support activities.
- Question appropriateness of a task that has been delegated by the RN/Licensed healthcare provider for clarification of concerns.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
