Patient Care Technician - Resource Pool (Harrisburg Hospital)

UPMC•Harrisburg, PA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides direct patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN). Responsibilities include assisting patients with daily living activities such as bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, and ambulating. The role also involves maintaining a safe and clean patient environment, managing supplies and equipment, and performing UPMC nursing core responsibilities for nursing assistants. This includes point-of-care testing, taking vital signs, collecting specimens, and applying/removing restraints as needed. The technician will also provide feedback to the RN on patient status and care, and may provide one-on-one companionship and supervision.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Successful completion of UPMC nursing assistant training program.
Knowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques.
CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
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Nice To Haves

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care including bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, and ambulating patients.
Maintains a safe and clean patient environment, including completing safety checks, cleaning rooms and equipment, changing linens, and keeping hallways clear.
Acquires and distributes supplies and equipment, orders supplies, and stocks patient rooms and unit supply areas.
Delivers patient nourishments, fills water pitchers, and distributes patient mail.
Performs UPMC nursing core responsibilities: blood glucose testing, weights, vital signs, intake and output (I&O), specimen collections, and Foley care.
Provides feedback to the RN regarding patient care and reports changes in patient status.
May apply, monitor, and remove patient restraints per physician or hospital protocol.
Constructively receives feedback and direction, identifies and communicates learning needs, and takes action to improve knowledge, skills, and performance.
Requests assistance in planning and prioritizing activities as needed.
Participates in self-review as requested.
Demonstrates clear and effective communication with the healthcare team.
Demonstrates understanding of cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in the health professions.
Supports safety in the workplace for patients and self.
Develops and maintains productive working relationships by demonstrating accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment.
Suggests and supports changes within the department.
Assumes responsibility for assignments and views problems as challenges.
Demonstrates awareness of behavior's impact on department efficiency.
Reports equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department.
Establishes effective communication strategies and professional interpersonal relationships.
Contributes to universal unit activities, including responding to call lights and telephones, passing meal trays, and transporting patients.
Provides diversional activities to reduce or prevent restraint use.
Documents in the medical record according to established procedures.
Completes clerical functions as needed.
Complies with safety policies and procedures, including standard precautions and bloodborne pathogen exposure protocols.
Performs ADLs (bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, ambulating, turning and repositioning patients).
Performs point of care testing (inc. blood glucose), weights, vital signs, I&O, telemetry monitor application/reapplication, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) & patient safety indicator prevention, urine specimen collection, restraint placement and removal, and ticket to ride (intra-hospital transportation).
Strictly adheres to all policies and practices relative to patient care and hospital-related information.
Responds within the scope of the nursing assistant role to emergent situations.
Provides companionship/supervision one on one with patients as required.