Patient Care Technician

Northwell • Riverhead, NY

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse, this role assists with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and helps maintain a safe and clean environment for patients.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Completion of Nurse Assistant course or equivalent, required.
• OR Prior experience as a Nursing Attendant or equivalent, required.
• Ability to communicate effectively, and follow written and/or oral instructions.
• Ability to work in diversified settings.
• Ability to lift, turn, position, etc. Patients, as required.

Nice To Haves

• NYS Nurse Attendant certification, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Functions as a co-worker to the nurse and a key member of the nursing care team, organizing patient care assignments, setting priorities, alerting RNs to changes in patient status, documenting patient care and status changes, and communicating routine information to the RN.
• Assists the RN in providing for the ADL needs of patients, including preparing patients for meals, feeding, providing nourishment and water, bathing, oral hygiene, toileting, maintaining mobility, grooming, and participating in the development and utilization of a plan of care.
• Maintains patient care units in a neat and orderly condition by changing and making beds, cleaning bedside tables, stripping patient units upon discharge, removing and cleaning equipment, and preparing rooms for new admissions, transfers, and post-operative patients.
• Assists the Registered Nurse by performing selected procedures and simple treatments, such as taking and recording vital signs, measuring and recording fluid intake and output, performing and processing EKGs, drawing and processing blood, obtaining specimens, administering enemas, weighing patients, shaving patients, performing simple procedures utilizing aseptic technique, and performing simple respiratory treatments.
• Performs a variety of related duties, including assisting patients with mobility, serving meals, transporting patients, reporting equipment issues, maintaining non-patient rooms, cleaning patient care equipment, performing constant observation on selected patients, supporting QA/QI efforts, and performing post-mortem care.
• Takes part in Nursing's continuing education policy by attending orientation programs, completing annual mandatory educational requirements, and attending staff development programs.
• Performs related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

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