Patient Care Technician (PCT) - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - Lourdes Hospital - PRN

Bon Secours Mercy Health•Paducah, KY

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides direct patient care under the guidance of a Registered Nurse or designated healthcare professional, in accordance with applicable regulations and organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines. The position is in the Intensive Care Unit at Lourdes Hospital and is scheduled for day shifts on a PRN basis. The PCT delivers basic patient care and comfort, measures vital signs, assists with personal care, hygiene, feeding, hydration, nutrition, elimination, and mobility, and performs unit-based specialty duties. The technician communicates patient changes and concerns to nurses, documents care accurately and promptly when applicable, and participates in handoffs about relevant patient and departmental needs. The PCT performs delegated tasks after competency validation and uses therapeutic transfer techniques that promote safety and independence. Care should be individualized to patients' interests and hobbies, with encouragement for patients to complete tasks as independently as possible.

Requirements

BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association is required before hire at RSFH; BLS is preferred upon hire at BSMH locations and must be obtained from an approved source before direct patient care.
For BSMH locations, complete at least one of the following: a nursing aide training program; STNA state testing (required if OH LTC); CNA certification; nurse aide state testing; a nursing program with one clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation; or one year of relevant clinical-setting experience.
For Roper St. Francis Healthcare locations, complete at least one of the following: a nursing aide training program; STNA, CNA, or nurse aide state testing; one clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation in a nursing degree program; or one year of relevant clinical-setting experience.
For Roper St. Francis Healthcare locations, an eligible alternative is graduation from an accredited high school or GED equivalency and current status as an RSF teammate, with successful completion of the RSF PCT Training Program upon hire.
For Roper St. Francis Healthcare locations, an eligible alternative is graduation from an accredited high school or GED equivalency and current CMA certification, with successful completion of the RSF PCT Training Program upon hire.
For Roper St. Francis Healthcare locations, an eligible alternative is current enrollment in or graduation from an associate's or bachelor's degree program in any field; no experience is required, and successful completion of the RSF PCT Training Program upon hire is required.
Clearly communicate with members of the healthcare team and understand and follow their directions.
Understand patient and healthcare safety standards and regulations, including fall prevention, skin breakdown, suicide prevention, and environment of care.
Demonstrate knowledge of infection prevention and transmission-based precautions.
Understand clerical duties and office-based technology.
Work effectively as part of a team and collect and document patient data, including vital signs, intake and output, and changes in patient condition.
Provide basic hygiene and activities-of-daily-living care and assist with feeding, hydration, nutrition, elimination, ambulation, and patient mobility.
Use clinical technology and demonstrate a compassionate, relationship-based approach to care.
Be accountable for completing assigned tasks.

Nice To Haves

Recent experience in acute care, a physician's office, home health or hospice, or a long-term care facility; experience in the setting where the applicant is applying is preferred.
EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training.

Responsibilities

Provide basic patient care, including comfort, vital sign measurement, personal care, hygiene, and unit-based specialty duties.
Assist patients with mobility, feeding, hydration, nutrition, bowel and bladder elimination, and activities of daily living.
Report patient changes and concerns to the nurse and serve as a liaison between patients and nurses.
Provide customer service to patients, families, visitors, and employees.
Document patient care accurately, precisely, and in a timely manner when applicable.
Participate in handoffs and report pertinent patient and departmental information when arriving and leaving.
Perform delegated tasks after competency has been validated.
Use therapeutic transfer techniques that foster patient independence and safety.
Encourage patients to complete tasks as independently as possible and individualize care based on patient interests and hobbies.
Follow patient and healthcare safety standards, infection-prevention practices, and transmission-based precautions.
Escalate concerns through the chain of command.