Patient Care Technician

Tampa General Hospital • Spring Hill, FL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician or PCT, provides a variety of indirect and direct care, including provision for patient's dependency needs such as nutrition, hygiene, safety, and physical and psychological comfort measures, to patient and significant others, under the supervision of licensed nursing staff. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with mission, vision, and values. Work is primarily performed in patient settings. Extensive interaction with patients, staff, physicians, family members and visitors. The Patient Care Technician (PCT) assists the nursing staff in providing patient care in accordance with the PCT’s skills/training and the needs of the Department, and consistently assists the patient care team with maintaining a clean, well-organized, and safe patient care environment, under the supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN). The PCT delivers high quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of delegated basic patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living. Obtains and records initial and ongoing patient information throughout the shift, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, intake and output, calorie counts, and other patient information within their competency. Assists with patient activities of daily living\: meals, bathing, oral care, grooming and elimination. Changes bed linens as needed. The PCT will assist with patient mobility\: positioning, repositioning, dangling, and ambulating patients including assisting with the use of walkers, crutches, canes and wheelchairs. Obtaining the collection of specimens

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Under the supervision of licensed nursing staff
• In accordance with mission, vision, and values

Responsibilities

• Provides a variety of indirect and direct care, including provision for patient's dependency needs such as nutrition, hygiene, safety, and physical and psychological comfort measures
• Assists the nursing staff in providing patient care in accordance with the PCT’s skills/training and the needs of the Department
• Consistently assists the patient care team with maintaining a clean, well-organized, and safe patient care environment
• Delivers high quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of delegated basic patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living
• Obtains and records initial and ongoing patient information throughout the shift, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, intake and output, calorie counts, and other patient information within their competency
• Assists with patient activities of daily living: meals, bathing, oral care, grooming and elimination
• Changes bed linens as needed
• Assists with patient mobility: positioning, repositioning, dangling, and ambulating patients including assisting with the use of walkers, crutches, canes and wheelchairs
• Obtaining the collection of specimens

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees