Patient Care Technician - Admissions Pending - FT - Night

Stormont-Vail HealthCare•Topeka, KS

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician is a member of the care delivery team and works under the direction of a Registered Nurse to provide delegated direct patient care, including sterile and non-sterile procedures. The technician helps maintain a safe environment, completes assigned work, monitors patients for changes in condition and reports them to the RN, documents completed work, and records and reports pertinent observations. The role also uses clerical skills to support efficient workflow and safe, quality, patient-centered care and continuity. Independent clinical decision-making is outside the scope of the position; clinical questions should be referred to a provider or nurse. The position is full time, onsite, and scheduled for a 12-hour night shift, 36 hours per week. It has no supervisory or budget responsibility.

Requirements

Successfully completed the first semester of an accredited nursing program, or successfully completed a medical assistant or patient care technician program, or hold an accepted certification that may substitute for the education requirement.
Required Patient Care Technician certification (PCTC-AMCA), or an active Kansas certification as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician as a substitute for the education qualification.
Knowledge of and adherence to proper patient-care techniques.
Ability to communicate pertinent patient information to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
Awareness and application of institutional safety practices.
Active participation in departmental educational activities.
Competency in selected psychomotor skills.
Refer clinical questions to a provider or nurse; independent clinical decisions are outside the scope of the role.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an office or clinic setting.

Responsibilities

Provide delegated direct patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse, including sterile and non-sterile procedures.
Maintain a safe environment for assigned patients and complete assigned work.
Monitor patients for changes in condition and report changes to the assigned nurse.
Document completed work and pertinent observations resulting from interventions.
Use clerical skills to help maintain efficient workflow and support safe, quality, patient-centered care and continuity.
Implement the identified plan through coordination with the interdisciplinary care team and support strategies to promote health and wellness and achieve expected outcomes.
Communicate pertinent patient, situation, or setting information to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
Promote infection prevention using standard precautions, proper dressing-change and wound-care procedures, hand hygiene, and cleanliness of patient rooms and the department.
Assist with activities of daily living and accurately measure and record weight, height, and vital signs; report changes to the assigned nurse.
Provide caring, respectful interactions with patients, including uninterrupted moments, acceptance, and respect.
Promote a mutually respectful environment, support professional relationships, integrate ethics into practice, and advocate in all roles and settings.
Apply diversity, equity, and inclusion principles by respecting others’ uniqueness, perspectives, backgrounds, and beliefs.
Mentor PCTs who are new to their role and support students in developing knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Pursue lifelong learning through critical thinking, self-reflection, and inquiry, and participate in the evolution of the Stormont Vail Health professional practice model.
Use appropriate resources to provide and sustain safe, effective, financially responsible, evidence-based nursing services.
Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements; perform other duties as assigned.