Moderate Care Unit

Emory Healthcare•Atlanta, GA

2d•$19 - $22

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician performs assigned patient care and observation duties under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or LPN. Duties include maintaining patient hygiene, comfort, and rest; cleaning patient rooms; operating clinical equipment; assisting with procedures and emergencies; collecting and transporting specimens; recording intake and output; and completing related documentation. The technician supports patients with range of motion, ambulation, transfers, diet, elimination, and hygiene, and contributes to admission, transfer, discharge, and postmortem care. The role requires communication with patients, families, and the patient care team; timely observation, reporting, and documentation of significant patient or environmental information; compliance with infection-control, safety, hospital, and unit standards; and participation in performance-improvement activities. The technician may assist with research projects and support the orientation of nursing support assistants. Work conditions and duties may vary by assigned area.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Must meet at least one of the following: one year of direct patient care experience; successful completion of a nursing assistant training course; Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license through the State of Georgia; or current enrollment in a nursing program with completion of two clinical rotations.

Responsibilities

Perform patient care and observation duties under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or LPN.
Clean patient rooms and help ensure prescribed hygiene, comfort, and rest measures are provided.
Operate clinical equipment and assist with patient procedures and emergencies as directed.
Collect and transport patient specimens and complete applicable forms.
Communicate with patients, families, and members of the patient care team.
Maintain hospital and unit-specific competencies.
Promote a supportive, healing environment that enhances customer and staff satisfaction.
Comply with Standard Precautions, infection-control procedures, safety standards, and applicable nursing and hospital policies.
Assist with equipment and tasks including bag-valve-mask use, compression stockings, oxygen, suction equipment, incentive spirometry, emergency carts, and bedside glucose monitoring.
Operate patient-care and mobility equipment, including lifts, scales, beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, monitors, thermometers, pulse oximeters, and computers.
Record patient intake and output.
Assist the RN/LPN with patient care according to individual needs, including range of motion, ambulation, transfers, diet, elimination, and hygiene.
Observe and report significant or unusual patient and environmental information to the RN/LPN, and document it promptly and appropriately.
Transport patients and specimens throughout the hospital as needed.
Contribute to patient admission, transfer, and discharge processes.
Assist with postmortem care.
Use appropriate technology to complete related processes.
Participate in unit-based and system-wide performance-improvement programs as required.
Serve as a resource and role model by complying with standards of care and departmental and hospital policies and procedures.
May participate in research projects affecting patient care areas.
Participate in orienting nursing support assistants to the unit.
Perform other related responsibilities as required.