Patient Care Technician - Medical Surgical, Day Shift

Good Samaritan • Vincennes, IN

2d

About The Position

Job Summary:

Standards of Care

Assists the patients with activities of daily living.

Assists the healthcare team by collecting, reporting, and documenting patient
data.

Maintains high patient and family satisfaction by providing care that is
based upon individual needs.

Essential Job Duties:

1. (These statements are intended to describe the essential functions and
related requirements of persons assigned to this job. They are not intended
as an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and
requirements.)

2. Standards of Performance

3. Quality Care

4. The patient care technician systematically evaluates the quality and
effectiveness of assigned duties throughout the unit.

5. Performance Appraisal

6. Patient Care Technicians evaluate their own nursing practice in relation to
standards and regulations.

7. Education

8. Patient Care Technicians acquire and maintain current knowledge of their
assigned duties.

9. Collegiality

10. Patient Care Technicians interact with, and contribute to, the development
of peers.

11. Ethics

12. Patient Care Technicians deliver care in a nonjudgmental, nondiscriminatory,
sensitive, and culturally competent manner.

13. Collaboration

14. Patient Care Technicians collaborate with the client, family members,
significant others, and health care providers in providing care.

15. Communication

16. Patient Care Technicians communicate effectively with clients, families, and
other health care professionals.

Secondary Job Duties:

1. Supportive of ordering process when needed.

2. Assists with maintaining the medical record.

3. Greets and assists guests to provide information and access to appropriate
resources.

4. Assists with ordering supplies for the department while being fiscally
responsible.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous hospital or healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists the patients with activities of daily living.
• Assists the healthcare team by collecting, reporting, and documenting patient data.
• Maintains high patient and family satisfaction by providing care that is based upon individual needs.
• The patient care technician systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of assigned duties throughout the unit.
• Patient Care Technicians evaluate their own nursing practice in relation to standards and regulations.
• Patient Care Technicians acquire and maintain current knowledge of their assigned duties.
• Patient Care Technicians interact with, and contribute to, the development of peers.
• Patient Care Technicians deliver care in a nonjudgmental, nondiscriminatory, sensitive, and culturally competent manner.
• Patient Care Technicians collaborate with the client, family members, significant others, and health care providers in providing care.
• Patient Care Technicians communicate effectively with clients, families, and other health care professionals.
• Supportive of ordering process when needed.
• Assists with maintaining the medical record.
• Greets and assists guests to provide information and access to appropriate resources.
• Assists with ordering supplies for the department while being fiscally responsible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees