21st floor Spinal cord Injury full time PCT day position

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab • Chicago, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician provides basic daily care to patients and support to significant others, performs routine service and technical tasks, and maintains patient care areas in a clean and orderly condition. Care is appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs. The technician supports Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s mission and philosophy by contributing to team efforts and showing excellence, respect, and compassion toward patients, families, colleagues, and others. The role also demonstrates the organization’s core attributes of communication, accountability, flexibility and adaptability, judgment and problem solving, and customer service, along with its values of hope, compassion, discovery, collaboration, and commitment to excellence.

The position is on the 21st-floor Spinal Cord Injury unit and is a full-time day position. The technician carries out patient-care activities under the direction of a registered nurse, observes and reports patient responses or changes in condition, and documents care and routine measurements. The role reports directly to the Nurse Manager or designee and indirectly to the registered nurse involved in patient care.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• CNA certification or current enrollment in an accredited nursing program.
• Successful completion of Patient Care Technician orientation.
• Competency in applying principles of growth and development for infant, child, adolescent, young adult, middle-aged adult, and geriatric patients.
• Effective, timely verbal, non-verbal, and written communication.
• Ability to take ownership of serving patients, teams, and the organization, achieving goals, and resolving problems.
• Ability to adapt to changing work demands and environments.
• Critical-thinking and sound-judgment skills to monitor and respond to patient needs or changes in condition.
• Ability to anticipate, assess, and address the needs of patients and internal and external customers.
• Ability to transfer and position patients, including lifting up to 35 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with hygiene and activities of daily living, including eating and drinking, elimination, mobility, and dressing or undressing.
• Perform and record authorized routine technical tasks, including collecting specimens; taking vital signs; recording intake, output, and blood glucose; administering suppositories; performing intermittent catheterization; measuring bladder volume; hanging gastric feedings; and escorting patients.
• Collect and report pertinent physiological, psychological, and functional data based on the patient’s care plan or needs.
• Orient patients and families to the environment, therapeutic activities, and safety hazards and prevention strategies identified by the registered nurse.
• Incorporate safety considerations into patient care as directed by the registered nurse.
• Implement interventions consistent with the plan of care as directed by a registered nurse.
• Observe patients and report reactions or changes in condition to the registered nurse.
• Assist with transferring patients and patient-care equipment to designated areas.
• Document functional care, procedures, and other quantitative values in the nursing database.
• Help monitor supply needs to maintain adequate inventory at the bedside.
• Perform other duties assigned in the best interest of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program described as competitive with industry peers in the organization’s geographic locations; eligibility may vary by position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED