Patient Care Technician (PCT)- 6 Central
About The Position
The Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides direct, age-specific care to patients under the direction of leadership, RN, or licensed independent practitioner. This role involves monitoring patients' conditions, providing updates to the healthcare team, and ensuring patient comfort, hygiene, and safety. The PCT will also maintain a safe, clean, and stocked clinical environment, manage supplies, and contribute to a positive patient experience by adhering to safety goals and identifying potential harm to patients. Responsibilities include obtaining and recording patient information, assisting with specimen collection, attending mandatory in-services, and participating in patient safety initiatives. The role emphasizes teamwork and recognizing time-sensitive issues.
Requirements
- High School Graduate or Equivalent
- No experience required
- American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS Certification required.
- Certified Nursing Assistant in the Commonwealth of Virginia OR
- Emergency Medical Technician in the Commonwealth of Virginia OR
- Military Corpsmen/Medic (Combat Medic Specialist /Tactical Combat Casualty Care /Tactical Paramedic) NREMT certification or Tactical Responder Certification OR
- LPN license in the Commonwealth of Virginia OR
- Graduate of a certified nursing program OR
- Currently enrolled student nurses who have successfully completed the Clinical Experience and Didactic
Nice To Haves
- Patient Care Technician Certification, preferred National Center of Competency Testing
Responsibilities
- Provide safe and direct care to patients in their assigned work location making appropriate age adjustments as needed.
- Monitor patients’ conditions and provide updates to the health care team.
- Provide direct and indirect care to patients with and without medical/surgical complications to meet their comfort, personal hygiene and safety needs.
- Provide care in accordance with nursing and medical plans of care and deliver per UVA Health Nursing and Hospital policy and procedure.
- Ensure assigned clinical location is maintained as a safe, clean, stocked environment to facilitate meeting patient needs.
- Maintain supplies, educational material, equipment, sterilization of supplies, instruments and the environment to promote quality, safe patient care outcomes (as applicable).
- Contribute to the patient experience by accurately identifying the patient, by observing safety goals and reporting to a licensed independent practitioner, manager and/or Registered Nurses.
- Identifying and reporting physical and mental responses posing harm to the Registered Nurse.
- Obtain and record initial and ongoing patient information throughout the plan of care, including admissions as outlined by UVA Health policy.
- Obtain or assist in the collection of specimens for diagnostic or waived tests.
- Attend all mandatory in-services and training.
- Ensure patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives.
- Demonstrate ASPIRE Values in all human interactions.
- Demonstrates teamwork in the delivery of patient care.
- Recognizes the importance of time sensitive issues.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
