Patient Care Technician (Advanced Acute Care Medical Unit) - No CNA Cert Required - Night Shift

Geisinger•Danville, PA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger is piloting a new model of care, the ACE Nursing Model of Care, on its Advanced Acute Care Units. This model utilizes Patient Care Technicians to perform duties that do not require a nursing license, allowing licensed nurses to focus on advanced skills. This provides Patient Care Technicians with more opportunities for career advancement, autonomy, and involvement in patient care delivery. The role involves performing a wide variety of advanced patient care duties under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, maintaining the patient care and unit environment, and meeting the qualifications to provide care for patients in the specific age range on their assigned clinical area. This includes tasks such as advanced dressing care, suctioning, removal of Foley Catheter and peripheral IV, venipunctures, skin punctures, and formula preparation. The role also involves documentation, observing and reporting changes in patient condition, specimen collection and transport, assisting with activities of daily living, patient safety watch, point of care testing, equipment maintenance, and clerical duties related to patient throughput. Additionally, PCTs may assist with non-controlled medications and blood products, conduct discharge follow-up calls, and participate in quality initiatives.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)
Basic Life Support Certification within 6 months

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience

Responsibilities

Being the primary facilitator of ADLs: hygiene, toileting, mobility, meals
Collecting vital signs & daily weights
Conducting Point of Care testing
Turning & repositioning patients
Performing equipment checks & exchanges
Dressing care
Removal of Foley Catheter and Peripheral IV
Nasogastric tube removal and performing nasal swabs
Checking code carts and oxygen storage cabinets
Provides enhanced patient care under the direction of the licensed nurse, which may include but is not limited to advanced dressing care, suctioning, removal of Foley Catheter and peripheral IV.
May perform venipunctures and skin punctures to obtain blood specimens according to Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.
May perform daily, hands-on aspects of the storage, preparation and delivery of breast milk, infant and pediatric formulas.
Documents in the appropriate sections to create a complete and accurate medical record.
Identifies, observes, and documents the physical needs of the patient according to established standards.
Reports any changes in patient condition to licensed personnel in a timely manner.
Obtains and maintains the integrity of specimens in accordance with policy and procedure, according to physician order.
Provides for or assists patients with activities of daily living and fulfills designated and delegated responsibilities for ongoing continuum of care. Includes patient hygiene and changing linens.
Provides one to one patient safety watch as assigned following established policies and procedures.
Accurately processes specimens and provides timely transport of the specimen to the laboratory.
Performs point of care patient testing and point of care instrument maintenance and quality control.
Assists in problem solving, trouble shooting and taking corrective measures in care and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
Serves as a preceptor and mentor for new staff and students in a positive manner.
Performs clerical duties for admissions, transfers, discharges, and deaths according to standards and facilitates patient throughput activities.
Transcribes and processes orders according to unit standard.
Releases and confirms ordered tests to appropriate departments.
Coordinate's transportation of patients to multiple tests.
Participates in obtaining and communicating electronic information as pertinent to the nursing unit.
Schedules tests, faxes consult, etc.
Assists in ordering supplies. Stationery items as well as floor stock, patient needs, individual nursing supplies.
Communicates with food services to ensure appropriate patient diets.
Operates, problem solves, and takes corrective measures for clerical equipment. To include scheduling maintenance of computers, fax machines, phones, etc.
Staff have access to non-controlled medications storage and supply areas and can transport non-controlled medications as necessary to meet the needs of the clinic or unit.
Assists with transporting non-controlled medications to and from Pharmacy and within the unit as needed.
Assists with transporting blood products to and from Blood Bank as needed.
Discharge follow up phone calls / coordinating virtual discharge appointment team.
Support / Assist staff with 5 min Drills and/or Quality Rounds - participate in regulatory readiness as needed.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA)
Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
Company-paid life insurance
Short-term disability coverage
Long-term disability coverage
401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
Generous paid time off (PTO) plan
Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
MyHealth Rewards wellness program
Adoption assistance
Fertility assistance
Parental leave pay
Military leave pay
Free Care.com membership with discounted backup care
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance
On the job training and education
Professional opportunities for growth and advancement
Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated nursing leaders
Community involvement through our Employee Resource Groups
Employee referral incentive program
Strongline Alert Notification system
Robust camera surveillance system
Metal detectors at certain locations
Security guards/K9 program on campus