Patient Care Technician I
About The Position
When you come to the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, you’re coming to more than simply a beautiful 37-acre, 218-bed suburban Baltimore, Maryland campus. You’re embarking on a professional journey that encourages opportunities, values a team atmosphere, and makes convenience and flexibility a priority. Joining our team of healthcare professionals means you’ll be contributing to a locally and nationally recognized institution. UM St. Joseph has been recognized by The Leapfrog Group as a grade ‘A’ hospital and by U.S. News & World Report as #3 in both the state and Baltimore Metro area, making UM St. Joseph the highest-ranking community hospital in Maryland. In addition, we’ve been consistently recognized as a top employer by Baltimore magazine.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Current Maryland state certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) required.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
Nice To Haves
- No previous experience required; previous direct patient care experience in a health care facility preferred.
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.
- Provides orthopedic/rehab device care: e.g. braces, splints, CPM. Dons/doffs compression wraps/stockings.
- Participates in hourly patient rounding in collaboration with the health care team.
- Responds to patient triggered alarms, including call light, chair alarm, bed alarm, tele-sitter alarm, etc.
- Complies with the The 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.
- Provides professional vigilance to assigned patients, including when assigned as a patient safety companion.
- Incorporates safe lifting techniques and body mechanics in daily practice.
- Improves patient flow and prevents care delays.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
