Patient Care Technician I (CNA), Ortho, Nights

University of Maryland Medical System•Glen Burnie, MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of professional nursing staff, provides direct patient care. Takes vital signs, checks surgical dressings, and aids with activities of daily living (ADLs). This role performs blood draws and collects specimen samples. Observes and collects data and communicates about the patient’s status in order to identify needs and provides needed care. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care services team.

Requirements

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification
Phlebotomy skills
Experience with blood draws
Experience collecting specimen samples
Ability to take vital signs
Ability to check surgical dressings
Ability to assist with activities of daily living (ADLs)
Ability to observe and collect data
Communication skills
Ability to identify patient needs
Ability to provide patient care
Ability to perform testing
Ability to manage patient care based on findings
Ability to record patient care
Ability to document patient care
Ability to report patient status
Ability to assist with admissions
Ability to assist with transfers
Ability to assist with discharges
Ability to participate in cost-effective strategies
Ability to promote patient safety
Ability to prevent falls
Ability to ensure safety of clinical environment
Ability to maintain order and appearance of patient rooms and work area
Ability to maintain patient care supplies and linen
Ability to provide post-mortem care
Ability to collaborate with healthcare team
Ability to carry out plan of care
Ability to report observed changes in patients' condition
Ability to ensure patient comfort
Ability to measure and document dietary intake
Ability to measure and document patient urinary output
Ability to measure and document patient stool output
Ability to document calorie count
Ability to measure and document patient weight
Ability to conduct indwelling urinary catheter care
Ability to apply, maintain, and remove external urinary catheter devices
Ability to conduct blood glucose monitoring
Ability to perform venipuncture
Ability to establish IV access
Ability to provide wound care
Ability to perform skin care and hygiene
Ability to report impaired skin integrity
Ability to report wound impairment
Ability to assist with wound care strategies and/or treatment measures
Ability to assist with collection of patient specimens for laboratory testing
Ability to use proper techniques for patient identification
Ability to use proper techniques for collection of appropriate specimen(s)
Ability to document specimen collection

Responsibilities

Performs testing and manages the care of the patient based on results achieved and clinical findings.
Records patient care along the continuum, including activities of daily living (ADLs): feeding, bathing, dressing, toileting and transferring.
Completes, documents and reports patient vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation and reported pain level).
Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
Participates in cost effective strategies to optimize patient outcomes.
Promotes patient safety including fall prevention. Ensures the safety of the clinical environment for patients, visitors, and other staff members.
Maintains order and appearance of patient rooms and work area. Maintains patient care supplies and linen.
Provides post-mortem care.
Collaborates with members of the health care team to carry out the plan of care, including reporting observed changes in patients’ condition.
Ensure patient comfort relative to their pain status.
Measures and documents dietary intake and patient urinary and stool output. Documents calorie count. Measures and documents patient weight.
Conducts indwelling urinary catheter care. Applies, maintains and removes external urinary catheter devices.
Conducts blood glucose monitoring.
Performs venipuncture for drawing blood samples and establishes IV access.
Provides wound care to promote healing and maintain structural integrity of the skin. Performs skin care and hygiene and reports impaired skin integrity and/or wound impairment. Assists with appropriate strategies and/or treatment measures to provide wound care.
Assists with collection of patient specimens for laboratory testing. Incorporates proper techniques for patient identification, method for collection of appropriate specimen(s) and documentation.