Patient Care Technician - Nursing Assistant

Endeavor Health•Chicago, IL

16h•$20 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician – Nursing Assistant provides care to patients on an assigned rehabilitation nursing unit under the direction of a Clinical Nurse Manager. The role supports patients’ hygiene, elimination, nutrition, mobility, and safety needs; assists registered nurses with admissions and clinical tasks; monitors and documents vital signs and blood glucose results; and communicates observations and changes to the RN. The position is based at Swedish Hospital in Chicago, is full-time at 32 hours per week, and may require floating to other inpatient units as needed. The schedule is evenings, 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., four days per week, including every other weekend and rotating holidays.

Requirements

CNA certification, successful completion of an accredited nursing assistant training course, at least six months of previous patient-care experience or equivalent, or completion of one nursing clinical rotation.
American Heart Association CPR certification.
High school graduate or equivalent.
Ability to interact effectively with others.
Ability to uphold confidentiality standards appropriately.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to be organized and self-directed.

Responsibilities

Provide care to patients on the assigned nursing unit under the direction of a Clinical Nurse Manager.
Communicate respectfully and effectively with patients, families, visitors, and members of the healthcare team.
Use standard precautions and any ordered special precautions, including appropriate personal protective equipment.
Assist patients with hygiene according to their level of need and assist with elimination needs, including bathroom or bedside commode use.
Prepare patient rooms for admissions by placing ECG cables and leads, pulse oximetry cables for critical care, and disposable blood pressure cuffs.
Assist the RN with admissions by connecting ECG and pulse oximetry equipment, obtaining initial vital signs, setting up the room, and transferring patients to bed.
Assist patients with eating and other nutritional needs as needed.
Assist patients with ambulation and range-of-motion activities.
Follow patient and staff safety policies and procedures, including safe patient-handling guidelines and appropriate use of lifting and patient-safety equipment.
Accurately document vital signs and point-of-care blood glucose results in the electronic medical record.
Clean reusable equipment between patients and apply fall and high-risk precautions as directed by the RN.
Round on and reposition assigned patients every two hours.
Regularly inform the RN of changes in vital signs and observations about patients or families, and communicate about assigned tasks.
Maintain clinical competency, which is tested annually by Nursing Education.
Perform 12-lead ECGs as directed by the RN.
Organize and stock the nursing unit with patient-care supplies.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
Empty, measure, and record Foley and colostomy bag output as directed by the RN and at the end of the assigned shift.
Gather required linen before bathing or cleaning a patient.
Perform Accu-Check quality controls daily at midnight.
Work with housekeeping to empty trash from patient rooms and designated nursing-unit areas at the end of the shift.
If no PCT is scheduled for the next shift, check all patients’ vital signs at the end of the shift at 0700 or 1900.
Give a hand-off report to the oncoming PCT before leaving at the end of the shift.