Patient Care Technician | Behavioral Health Senior Unit

Avera•Sioux Falls, SD

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Avera Behavioral Health Senior Unit is a 20-bed unit that provides a welcoming, calming, and healing environment to patients and their families. This is an active and challenging care environment that requires critical thinking and values autonomous professional nursing practice. This PCT position offers the unique opportunity to gain both medical and mental health experience, as many patients have medical comorbidities requiring medical nursing care. It is ideal for someone who enjoys working with older adults with varying levels of functioning and their families, and has a passion for helping patients with conditions such as Dementia, Depression, Catatonia, Anxiety Disorders, Schizophrenia, and Bipolar Disorder. The role involves working with a dynamic and comprehensive team including Physicians, Social Workers, Case Management, Patient Care Techs, and various therapy professionals. The position is responsible for providing routine patient care and support services in accordance with established policies and procedures to ensure the highest degree of quality patient care.

Requirements

Must be the age of 18 years or older for PCTs at Behavioral Health.
Must be able to work the hours specified.
Must have visual acuity adequate to perform position duties.
Ability to communicate effectively with others.
Ability to hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
Maintain confidentiality.
Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Licensing Board

Responsibilities

Provides safe and direct patient care: ambulating, bathing, positioning, entering diet information into the computer system, passing meal trays, feeding and attending to other care needs.
Responds promptly to patient call lights and special needs, ensures that patient valuables and personal items are properly handled and accounted for.
Greets all persons coming to the area assigned, answers inquiries, may direct and assist them, takes and relays messages, assists with gifts, flowers, and mail for patients, and runs errands for department staff.
Ambulates patients and assists them in and out of wheelchairs, measures intakes and outputs, may collect specimens and transport patients as needed.
Answers the telephone, operates the paging system, and attends the station and directs traffic during emergencies.
Prepares requisitions for diagnostic and therapeutic services patients as directed and coordinates appointments with respective departments.
Makes outpatient appointments for discharging patients.
Requisitions supplies and equipment, maintenance and repairs services, and prepares related forms.
Requests services such as Chaplain, social services, and pastoral care as directed.
Performs clerical duties related to procedures such as admission, discharge, preparing appropriate charts and forms, transfer, and death.
Manages interdepartmental and patient mail.
Maintains patient rooms in an orderly condition, changes bed linens, and provides routine cleaning tasks.