Patient Care Technician (PCT) | 30 Hours Per Week | Pediatrics

Great River Health•West Burlington, IA

11d•$19

About The Position

Provides basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse. The role serves patients across a range of populations, including adult, medical/surgical, geriatric, telemetry, cardiac, neonatal, infant, toddler, school-age, adolescent, and psychiatric patients. Responsibilities vary by unit and include supporting patient safety, preventing falls and hospital-acquired pressure injuries, caring for restrained patients as directed, using equipment and supplies cost-consciously, following personal-protection and infection-control practices, and setting up equipment such as oxygen, portable x-ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles. The position requires accurate keyboarding and computer navigation, as well as basic math skills for calculating intake and output. The Patient Care Technician responds to patient needs, performs activities of daily living, monitors and reports patient conditions, assists with mobility and transfers, collects specimens, documents care, and supports admissions, discharges, and transfers. Unit-specific duties may also include dialysis support; behavioral health activities and safety monitoring; rehabilitation care; clerical work; and setting up equipment for women, family, and pediatric services. This position is scheduled for 30 hours per week, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., with two weekends per month and holiday requirements. Minimum hiring wage starts at $18.89 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
Completion of a Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) course, or completion within four months of hire; high-school students must complete a C.N.A. course.
Computer experience.
Complete Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter training through the Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 days.
Complete Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter training through the Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 days.
Complete Emergency First Response and Choking training within 90 days of hire.
Complete MOAB training within 12 months of hire.
Complete restraint training after hire.

Nice To Haves

Health care experience within the last five years.

Responsibilities

Perform bedside shift reports at the beginning and end of shifts.
Follow policies and procedures to protect patients from falls and assist with prevention of wounds and hospital-acquired pressure injuries.
Care for restrained patients and monitor their safety as directed by a licensed nurse.
Use equipment and supplies cost-consciously and follow personal safety and infection-control practices.
Set up equipment such as oxygen, portable x-ray machines, overhead irrigation bottles, warmer beds, and suction equipment, as applicable to the unit.
Respond to patient call lights promptly and fulfill requests or report them to a co-worker.
Perform skin assessments and promptly report abnormal results to a licensed nurse.
Perform activities of daily living and feed patients who cannot feed themselves.
Maintain clean patient rooms, change linens as appropriate, and maintain unit supply inventory.
Collect and correctly label specimens, including urine, feces, and sputum; deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
Measure and record intake and output and vital signs, observe patient conditions, and promptly report changes to professional staff.
Assist patients with walking, exercise, and movement in and out of bed; transport patients by wheelchair or stretcher; and turn and reposition patients to help prevent pressure ulcers.
Monitor patients proactively for safety, communicate monitoring-device needs to a licensed nurse, and consistently use patient safety devices, including appropriate bed and chair alarms.
Document activities accurately and promptly in the medical record.
Perform blood glucose monitoring and other directed quality monitoring, reporting abnormal results to a licensed nurse.
Greet visitors and callers, determine the purpose of visits or calls, and direct them to appropriate staff.
Facilitate admissions, discharges, and transfers in collaboration with other staff.
Assemble, clean, and tear down medical records; perform accurate and timely order entry and other clerical and administrative duties.
Operate office and clinical equipment, including nurse call systems, fax machines, scanners, photocopiers, computers, telephone systems, and telemetry equipment.
Perform quality checks on equipment, such as crash carts and transport monitors.
For dialysis assignments, assist the Registered Nurse and prepare, operate, and monitor hemodialysis machines and systems.
For behavioral health assignments, interact with patients individually or in groups, lead assigned activities, observe and report significant behaviors, supervise patients in special situations, and use Non-Violent Crisis Intervention techniques as needed.
For rehabilitation assignments, provide rehabilitative nursing care under a licensed nurse’s direction and in coordination with other health team members.
For emergency department assignments, remain flexible with unit assignment according to patient-care needs and perform clerical duties such as document processing.
For women and family/pediatrics assignments, set up equipment and generate accurate patient charges.

Benefits

Competitive base pay
Matching retirement programs
Health, dental, and vision plans
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee discounts, including car rental and cell-phone plans
Employer-paid long-term disability, life, and AD&D coverage
Paid time off (PTO)
Education Assistance Program
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Discounted cafeteria meals
Paid parental leave
Employee Service Recognition program
Voluntary plans including life, AD&D, short-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, and hospital indemnity