Patient Care Technician - 5W Trauma Surgical

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) reports to the Nurse Manager and works under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse. The PCT performs multi-skilled activities to support a decentralized, patient-centered approach to care and help achieve desired outcomes. The role provides nursing care using the nursing process and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to deliver age- and developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards. Care focuses on patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs, including assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, health teaching, and evaluation of interventions and goals consistent with MUSC policies. The PCT helps maintain a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment; protects patient privacy; and demonstrates respectful, responsive, accepting, and professional conduct. The position also involves participation in shared governance and the professional practice model, effective teamwork, accountability, critical thinking, professional development, care management, and identification of clinical priorities to improve patient outcomes.

Requirements

At least one year of work experience in a 0.6 FTE PCT I position at MUSC CHS, or one year of patient care work experience in a healthcare facility; alternatively, a college degree, active enrollment in nursing school with completion of Nursing Fundamentals from an accredited institution, active enrollment in an accredited healthcare-related field, or Nursing Assistant/Medical Assistant training or equivalent.
Basic Life Support certification is required within two weeks of hire and must be maintained thereafter. Current AHA BLS or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.
Ability to work rotating shifts and overtime as required.
Ability to perform the listed physical and sensory functions, including standing, sitting, walking, lifting and carrying specified weights, and working in the described environments.
Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care using the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide age- and developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards.
Provide patient- and family-centered care addressing physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs.
Assess patients, develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and implement interventions, coordinate care, provide health teaching and promotion, and evaluate goals and interventions in accordance with MUSC policies.
Maintain a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment, including protecting patient privacy and demonstrating respectful, responsive, accepting, and professional behavior.
Participate in the professional practice model, including shared governance, adherence to standards of care, peer review, and professional development.
Promote leadership and clinical excellence, effective team skills, autonomous practice, accountability, and critical thinking.
Coordinate effective and efficient delivery of patient care services using care management principles.
Identify clinical priorities and initiate action to improve patient outcomes.
Promote a healthy work environment and take personal responsibility for professional growth.
Direct and lead other assigned team members.