Patient Care Technician - Emergency Room - PT - Night

Stormont Vail Health•Topeka, KS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician is a member of the care delivery team and works under the direction of a Registered Nurse to provide delegated, direct patient care, including sterile and non-sterile procedures. The technician helps maintain a safe environment, completes assigned work, monitors patients for changes in condition and reports changes to the RN, documents completed work, and reports pertinent observations. The role also uses clerical skills to support efficient workflow and safe, quality, patient-centered care. Independent clinical decision-making is outside the scope of the position; clinical questions should be referred to a provider or nurse. The position is part-time, patient-facing, on-site, and works 24 hours per week on a 12-hour night shift. It has no supervisory or budget responsibility.

Requirements

Successfully complete the first semester of an accredited nursing program; or successfully complete a medical assistant or patient care technician program; or hold an eligible certification that may substitute for the educational requirement.
Hold Patient Care Technician (PCTC-AMCA) certification, or an active Kansas certification as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician, as applicable to the education substitution.
Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire.
Know and follow proper patient-care techniques.
Communicate pertinent patient information to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
Apply awareness of institutional safety issues.
Participate actively in departmental educational activities.
Demonstrate competency in selected psychomotor skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an office or clinic setting.

Responsibilities

Implement identified care plans in coordination with the interdisciplinary care team to promote health and wellness and achieve expected outcomes.
Communicate pertinent patient information, data, and observations to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
Promote infection prevention through standard precautions, proper dressing-change and wound-care procedures, hand hygiene, and maintaining cleanliness of patient rooms and the department.
Assist with activities of daily living and accurately measure and record weight, height, and vital signs; report changes to the assigned nurse.
Provide care guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, including creating caring relationships, taking uninterrupted moments with patients, and displaying acceptance and respect.
Promote a mutually respectful environment, support professional relationships, and integrate ethics into practice.
Advocate for patients in all roles and settings.
Apply diversity, equity, and inclusion principles by respecting others’ uniqueness, perspectives, backgrounds, and beliefs.
Communicate effectively in all areas of professional practice.
Mentor PCTs who are new to their roles and support students in developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Pursue lifelong learning through critical thinking, self-reflection, and inquiry.
Participate in the evolution of the Stormont Vail Health professional practice model.
Use appropriate resources to provide and sustain safe, effective, evidence-based, and financially responsible nursing services.
Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements, and perform other duties as assigned.