Patient Care Technician / PCT / ED

Emory Healthcare•Atlanta, GA

3h•$20 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician performs assigned patient care and observation duties under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or LPN. The role supports patients and care teams by providing assistance with hygiene, comfort, rest, mobility, procedures, emergencies, specimen collection and transport, and patient admission, transfer, and discharge. The technician observes and documents patient information, communicates relevant changes to the RN/LPN, and helps maintain a supportive, healing, clean, and safe care environment. The position also involves operating clinical equipment and using appropriate technology to complete care-related processes.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
BLS certification.
Meet one of the following: three years of direct patient care experience and a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license through the State of Georgia, or completion of EMT-basic certification.

Responsibilities

Perform assigned patient care and observation duties under the direction of an RN and/or LPN.
Clean patient rooms and assist with patient procedures and emergencies as directed.
Collect and transport patient specimens and complete applicable forms.
Communicate with patients, families, and members of the patient care team.
Maintain hospital- and unit-specific competencies.
Promote a supportive and healing environment that enhances customer and staff satisfaction.
Provide prescribed hygiene, comfort, and rest measures.
Follow Standard Precautions, infection control procedures, and safety standards.
Assist with the use of clinical devices and equipment, including bag-valve-mask devices, compression stockings, oxygen, suction equipment, incentive spirometers, emergency carts, and bedside glucose monitoring machines.
Operate patient-care equipment including chairs, lifts, scales, beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, non-invasive blood pressure monitors, thermometers, sphygmomanometers, pulse oximeters, and computers.
Record patient intake and output.
Assist the RN/LPN with patient care according to individual needs, including range of motion, ambulation, transfers, diet, elimination, and hygiene.
Observe and report significant or unusual information about patients and the environment to the RN/LPN, and document appropriately and in a timely manner.
Transport patients and specimens throughout the hospital as needed.
Contribute to patient admission, transfer, and discharge processes.
Assist with postmortem care.
Use appropriate technology to complete related processes.
Participate in unit-based and system-wide Performance Improvement programs as required by department leadership.
Model compliance with standards of care and Department of Nursing and Hospital policies and procedures.
May participate in research projects affecting patient care areas.
Participate in orienting nursing support assistants to the unit.
Perform other related responsibilities as required.