Patient Care Technician, Emergency Room, Rotating, PRN (CNA & ED EXP. REQUIRED)

University of Maryland Medical System•Easton, MD

9h•Onsite

About The Position

GENERAL SUMMARY: Under the supervision of an RN, assists in the delivery of age specific patient care, assists patients with activities of daily living, and provides basic nursing care. Maintains a safe and clean environment and promotes the efficiency of the nursing team. Is actively involved in the therapeutic milieu and treatment planning. Supports System and Nursing Strategic Plans, Relationship-Based Care, and Shared Leadership. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks: The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified. Performs testing and manages the care of the patient based on results achieved and clinical findings. Records patient care along the continuum, including activities of daily living (ADLs): feeding, bathing, dressing, toileting and transferring. Completes, documents and reports patient vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation and reported pain level). Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of patients. Participates in cost effective strategies to optimize patient outcomes. Promotes patient safety including fall prevention. Ensures the safety of the clinical environment for patients, visitors, and other staff members. Maintains order and appearance of patient rooms and work area. Maintains patient care supplies and linen. Provides post-mortem care. Collaborates with members of the health care team to carry out the plan of care, including reporting observed changes in patients’ condition. Ensure patient comfort relative to their pain status. Measures and documents dietary intake and patient urinary and stool output. Documents calorie count. Measures and documents patient weight. Conducts indwelling urinary catheter care. Applies, maintains and removes external urinary catheter devices. Conducts blood glucose monitoring. Provides wound care to promote healing and maintain structural integrity of the skin. Performs skin care and hygiene and reports impaired skin integrity and/or wound impairment. Assists with appropriate strategies and/or treatment measures to provide wound care. Assists with collection of patient specimens for laboratory testing. Incorporates proper techniques for patient identification, method for collection of appropriate specimen(s) and documentation. Provides orthopedic/rehab device care: e.g. braces, splints, CPM. Dons/doffs compression wraps/stockings. Participates in hourly patient rounding in collaboration with the health care team. Responds to patient triggered alarms, including call light, chair alarm, bed alarm, tele-sitter alarm, etc. Responds to Shore Regional Health emergency codes as appropriate. Complies with the The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals within scope of practice. Detects, reports, and acts to avoid or correct safety risks. Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority. Provides professional vigilance to assigned patients, including when assigned as a patient safety companion. Incorporates safe lifting techniques and body mechanics in daily practice. Improves patient flow and prevents care delays. Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Certified Nursing Assistant license required with successful completion of Nursing Assistant training program.
Meets requirements to practice as a Certified Nursing Assistant in the State of Maryland.
Must have and maintain all applicable certifications per department requirements within six months of hire.
One year of patient care experience required.
ED experience required
May consider experience in ICU, EMT, or Paramedic instead of ED experience
Current Basic Life Support – Healthcare provider (BLS-HCP) through the American Heart Association required.
Able to effectively communicate using verbal and written skills.
Maintain interpersonal relationships and use teamwork skills to provide care along with other team members in a cohesive manner.
Ability to organize work priorities, perform several duties simultaneously and function in stressful situations.
Ability to learn and use computer systems
Demonstrates proper technique and skills needed for obtaining accurate blood glucose results and documenting findings.
Demonstrates the ability to perform delegated nursing tasks according to the age, culture, ethnicity, spirituality, and individual diagnostic needs of the persons served.
The employee in this position must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on the age of the patients served. He/she must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status, to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/here age-specific needs, and to provide the necessary care as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Performs testing and manages the care of the patient based on results achieved and clinical findings.
Records patient care along the continuum, including activities of daily living (ADLs): feeding, bathing, dressing, toileting and transferring.
Completes, documents and reports patient vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation and reported pain level).
Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
Participates in cost effective strategies to optimize patient outcomes.
Promotes patient safety including fall prevention.
Ensures the safety of the clinical environment for patients, visitors, and other staff members.
Maintains order and appearance of patient rooms and work area.
Maintains patient care supplies and linen.
Provides post-mortem care.
Collaborates with members of the health care team to carry out the plan of care, including reporting observed changes in patients’ condition.
Ensure patient comfort relative to their pain status.
Measures and documents dietary intake and patient urinary and stool output.
Documents calorie count.
Measures and documents patient weight.
Conducts indwelling urinary catheter care.
Applies, maintains and removes external urinary catheter devices.
Conducts blood glucose monitoring.
Provides wound care to promote healing and maintain structural integrity of the skin.
Performs skin care and hygiene and reports impaired skin integrity and/or wound impairment.
Assists with appropriate strategies and/or treatment measures to provide wound care.
Assists with collection of patient specimens for laboratory testing.
Incorporates proper techniques for patient identification, method for collection of appropriate specimen(s) and documentation.
Provides orthopedic/rehab device care: e.g. braces, splints, CPM.
Dons/doffs compression wraps/stockings.
Participates in hourly patient rounding in collaboration with the health care team.
Responds to patient triggered alarms, including call light, chair alarm, bed alarm, tele-sitter alarm, etc.
Responds to Shore Regional Health emergency codes as appropriate.
Complies with the The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals within scope of practice.
Detects, reports, and acts to avoid or correct safety risks.
Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
Provides professional vigilance to assigned patients, including when assigned as a patient safety companion.
Incorporates safe lifting techniques and body mechanics in daily practice.
Improves patient flow and prevents care delays.
Performs other duties as assigned