Patient Care Technician - Post Partum - Full Time - Shift

Kern Medical • Bakersfield, CA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Kern Medical is seeking a Patient Care Technician for their Post Partum unit. This is a full-time position. The Patient Care Technician assists licensed nursing and medical staff in an in-patient setting by performing general clerical functions and caring for patients' personal needs, safety, and comfort. This role involves direct patient care, including monitoring vital signs, collecting specimens, assisting with patient hygiene and feeding, and maintaining patient records. The technician will also handle general clerical duties, operate office equipment, and coordinate patient services.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a State of California Department of Health Services approved Nursing Assistant training program OR one (1) year of an education program leading to an Associate’s Degree or Baccalaureate degree in Nursing, OR two (2) years of experience as a Nursing Attendant in an acute care facility or in a skilled nursing facility for psychiatric patients.
• Appointees not possessing the American Heart Association Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card at time of hire must successfully complete appropriate training and qualify for the RQI Provider certification within 60 days of employment.
• Employees must maintain all health requirements designated by Kern Medical Center.
• Basic nursing care and techniques; medical terminology and metric measurement.
• Perform basic nursing care; read and record medical terminology and metric measurement, maintain medical records, follow oral and written instructions; and maintain effective relations with medical staff and the public; stand, bend, squat, kneel, push and pull throughout the majority of the work day; lift, carry, partially carry, or fully support patients while transferring to and from a bed, wheelchair, or gurney, or while walking.

Nice To Haves

• Depending on assignment incumbents may be required to possess and maintain specific certificates of competency as a condition of employment.
• Some assignments may require: Basic Dysrhythmia certification.
• If position responsibilities require driving a personal vehicle, then possession of a current valid California Driver’s License and adherence to the Kern County Hospital Authority Vehicle Use and Driving Standard Policy (ENG-EC-119) is required.
• If position responsibilities require driving a vehicle owned, leased or rented by Kern Medical, then possession of a current valid California Driver’s license, a signed authorization for Release of Drivers Record Information and adherence to the Kern County Hospital Authority Vehicle Use and Driving Standard Policy (ENG-EC-119) is required.

Responsibilities

• Assists with patient observation and care; checks and records vital signs and pain levels; collects specimens; measures and records intake and output of food and fluids; and records results.
• Passes and observes food trays; assists or feeds patients.
• Assists patients with personal hygiene and grooming.
• Answers call signals; makes beds; cleans and cares for equipment.
• Adheres to isolation precautions/practices, medical asepsis and infection control; observes oxygen precautions.
• Transports patients as needed for admission, discharge, and procedures; transports specimens to the lab.
• Performs general clerical duties; operates a variety of office equipment.
• Assists with admitting, transferring and discharging patients by inputting data into the Electronic Medical Record, schedules appointments and follows up on authorizations.
• Answers telephones and provides basic information to patients and/or other interested parties.
• Coordinates the delivery of equipment and/or other services for patients following discharge.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.

Benefits

• New Hire Premium : +6% of base rate of pay, matched up to 6% if contributed to Deferred Compensation Plan.
• Shift Differential Pay : P.M. shift (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM) = 7.5% of base pay.
• Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Participation and company contributions into the Kern County Employees’ Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree