Patient Care Technician I, (Full-Time/Days) Med Surg

University of Maryland Medical System•Easton, MD

7d•$18 - $25

About The Position

Under the direction of professional nursing staff, the Patient Care Technician I provides direct patient care, including taking vital signs, checking surgical dressings, assisting with activities of daily living, drawing blood, and collecting specimens. The role observes and gathers patient data, communicates changes in patient status, and contributes as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care services team. The technician performs and documents delegated patient care across the care continuum, supports patient safety and comfort, and collaborates with the health care team to carry out plans of care. The role also helps maintain patient rooms, care supplies, and an orderly clinical environment.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Current Maryland state certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA).
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
Able to communicate effectively using verbal and written skills.
Able to maintain interpersonal relationships and use teamwork skills to provide cohesive care with other team members.
Able to organize work priorities, perform several duties simultaneously, and function in stressful situations.
Ability to learn and use computer systems.
Demonstrates proper techniques and skills for obtaining accurate blood glucose results and documenting findings.
Able to perform delegated nursing tasks according to the age, culture, ethnicity, spirituality, and individual diagnostic needs of persons served.

Nice To Haves

Previous direct patient care experience in a health care facility.

Responsibilities

Performs testing and manages patient care based on results and clinical findings.
Records patient care and activities of daily living, including feeding, bathing, dressing, toileting, and transferring.
Completes, documents, and reports vital signs, including temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation, and reported pain level.
Assists with patient admission, transfer, and discharge.
Participates in cost-effective strategies to optimize patient outcomes.
Promotes patient safety, including fall prevention, and helps ensure a safe clinical environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
Maintains the order and appearance of patient rooms and work areas, and maintains patient care supplies and linen.
Provides post-mortem care.
Collaborates with the health care team to carry out the plan of care and reports observed changes in patients’ conditions.
Supports patient comfort in relation to pain status.
Measures and documents dietary intake, urinary and stool output, calorie counts, and patient weight.
Provides indwelling urinary catheter care and applies, maintains, and removes external urinary catheter devices.
Conducts blood glucose monitoring.
Provides wound care, skin care, and hygiene; reports impaired skin integrity or wounds and assists with appropriate care strategies or treatment measures.
Assists with specimen collection for laboratory testing, using appropriate patient identification, collection techniques, and documentation.
Provides orthopedic and rehabilitation device care, including braces, splints, and CPM; applies and removes compression wraps or stockings.
Participates in hourly patient rounding with the health care team.
Responds to patient-triggered alarms, including call lights, chair alarms, bed alarms, and tele-sitter alarms.
Complies with Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals within scope of practice.
Detects, reports, and acts to avoid or correct safety risks; reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
Maintains professional vigilance for assigned patients, including when assigned as a patient safety companion.
Uses safe lifting techniques and body mechanics in daily practice.
Supports patient flow and helps prevent care delays.
Performs other duties as assigned.