Patient Care Technician - Cardiovascular Medical Surgical Care Unit - Days

Endeavor Health•Glenview, IL

3d•$20 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) works under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and follows established procedures to perform patient-care tasks that support patients’ care, comfort, and safety. The technician provides care appropriate to the ages of patients served on the assigned unit and supports Endeavor Health’s mission, vision, and values by delivering services with compassion. This is a full-time, day-shift position on the Cardiovascular Medical Surgical Care Unit at Glenbrook Hospital. The scheduled shift is 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., 36 hours, with rotating weekends. The role includes direct patient-care activities, patient and visitor assistance, transfers and ambulation, support during procedures, and indirect unit-support duties. The PCT may also be asked to remain with a patient to help maintain the patient’s safety.

Requirements

Eligible to work in the United States.
Current BLS certification for the Healthcare Provider issued by the American Heart Association.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including teamwork, prioritization, and the ability to receive and follow through on directions.
Demonstrate concern for and commitment to the welfare of patients and families.
Attend in-depth orientation regarding patient-care skill tasks and observe fire, safety, and patient-experience procedures and standards.
Basic computer skills.
Use appropriate patient-movement equipment for non-emergency lifting and transfers in the clinical environment; in an urgent event, may need to assist with lifting up to 50 pounds.
Wear an N95 mask/PAPR and other PPE when applicable.

Nice To Haves

Completion of an accredited Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training course.
Completion of at least one nursing clinical rotation in medical or surgical nursing.

Responsibilities

Interact with patients and visitors, answer patient call lights and phones, assist visitors within the facility, and perform purposeful hourly rounds on assigned patients.
Assist patients with ambulation and help nursing staff transfer, lift, and reposition patients using safe patient-handling equipment.
Provide basic activities-of-daily-living care under RN/LPN supervision, including bathing, grooming, oral care, eating and feeding, bedpan or urinal use, positioning, responding to call lights, and bed making; follow patient- and staff-safety procedures.
Assist with room setup and patient admissions, discharges, and transfers; orient patients and families to the room and hospital; transport or escort patients safely and keep patients updated.
Complete and document patient-care activities, including ADLs, vital signs, weights, intake and output, and calorie counts, in accordance with policy and procedure.
Explain and perform procedures such as urinary catheter removal, ECGs, wound care, and dressing changes under the direction of a nurse; notify appropriate personnel of patient responses or questions.
Collect non-sterile specimens, including routine urinalysis and stool specimens, and perform point-of-care blood-sugar testing under nurse direction.
Promote and maintain skin integrity by reporting patient problems to the appropriate team member.
Remain with a patient as requested by an RN or LPN to help keep the patient safe.
Support the nursing team with indirect care, including restocking equipment and linens and cleaning equipment.
Perform unit-support duties such as answering and relaying telephone calls, filing and maintaining records, and retrieving or delivering supplies, specimens, instruments, and test results.