Patient Care Technician - Cath Lab/IR - PT - Night

Stormont Vail Health•Topeka, KS

16d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician is a member of the care delivery team and works under the direction of a Registered Nurse, providing delegated direct patient care, including sterile and non-sterile procedures. The technician helps maintain a safe environment, completes assigned work, monitors patients for changes in condition and reports those changes to the RN, and documents completed work and pertinent observations. The role also uses clerical skills to support efficient workflow and safe, quality, patient-centered care. Independent clinical decision-making is outside the scope of this position; clinical questions should be referred to a provider or nurse. This is a patient-facing, on-site, part-time position in the Cath Lab/IR, scheduled for a 12-hour night shift and 24 hours per week. The role has no supervisory or budget responsibility.

Requirements

Successfully completed the first semester of an accredited nursing program, or successfully completed a medical assistant or patient care technician program, or hold a qualifying certification that may substitute for the education requirement.
Required Patient Care Technician certification (PCTC-AMCA), or active Kansas certification as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician as a substitute for the education qualification.
First Responder - RQI certification required within 90 days.
Knowledge of and adherence to proper patient-care techniques.
Ability to communicate pertinent patient information to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
Awareness and application of institutional safety requirements.
Active participation in departmental educational activities.
Competency in selected psychomotor skills.
Knowledge of proper oxygen-delivery setup and safety, and vital-sign monitors needed for patient care during transport.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an office or clinic setting.

Responsibilities

Implement the identified plan through coordination with the interdisciplinary care team to promote health and wellness.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to achieve expected outcomes.
Communicate pertinent patient, situation, or setting information to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
Promote infection prevention through standard precautions, proper dressing-change and wound-care procedures, hand hygiene, and cleanliness of patient rooms and the department.
Assist with activities of daily living; accurately measure and record weight, height, and vital signs; and report changes to the assigned nurse.
Coordinate patient services, including lab tests, point-of-care testing, x-rays, diagnostic procedures, consults, home care, and acute care admissions.
Perform age-specific EKGs in the outpatient clinic and Cath Lab/IR, and schedule patient appointments.
Meet the needs of patients in the department.
Perform simple dressing changes using proper technique and maintain sterile technique for dressing changes.
Prepare and process housekeeping, maintenance, and general-supply requisitions, and ensure adequate supply par levels.
Participate in intra- and interdepartmental committee activities, staff meetings, and mandatory retreats as required by the department.
Assist the Cath Lab/IR team with turnover between procedures and follow proper sterile technique when opening sterile packs and items designated by the RN and technologist.
Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements; perform other duties as assigned.