Patient Care Technician Acute Care

Mount Sinai Medical Center•Miami Beach, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This full-time Patient Care Technician role in acute care involves providing direct patient support across 12-hour day or night shifts, three days a week, with rotating weekends and holidays. The technician assists with activities of daily living, bathing, vital signs, specimen collection, and reporting changes in patient condition to nursing staff. The role also supports admissions, transfers, discharges, procedures, and other patient-care tasks as directed by a licensed nurse.

Requirements

CPR certification is required.
High school diploma preferred.
One year of experience preferred.
For the NURSING-6 DE HMT SOUTH cost center, obtain a Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certificate within 90 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

Florida Nursing Assistant Certification preferred.
High school diploma preferred.
One year of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare the unit and patient rooms for admissions, transfers, and post-operative patients.
Use proper body mechanics and appropriate equipment when positioning, lifting, turning, and ambulating patients.
Implement measures to reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections.
Report changes in patients’ condition or behavior promptly to the LPN or registered nurse.
Assist with patient admission, transport, transfer, and discharge, including care of personal property and clothing.
Meet patients’ personal and oral hygiene needs and provide catheter care; report pertinent observations to the LPN or registered nurse.
Take and promptly record vital signs, and report them to the LPN or registered nurse.
Distribute water and record intake and output when indicated during the shift.
Obtain and accurately label specimens, including sputum, stool, and urine, while maintaining precautions.
Prepare patients for surgery and other procedures, including preparation and clipping, vital-sign recording, bathing or toileting assistance, and securing dentures, jewelry, and belongings.
Weigh patients as assigned, record weights, and alert the registered nurse to weight gain or loss.
Make patient rounds at least every two hours, reposition patients for comfort, and offer bathroom assistance.
Assist the registered nurse with post-mortem care, including labeling and securing patient valuables.
Provide care as directed by a licensed nurse, including enemas, sitz baths, applying or removing ice bags, K-pads, binders and/or pelvic or Buck’s traction, blood glucose monitoring, and simple dressing changes.