Patient Care Technician / PCT / ED

Emory•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Performs assigned patient care and observation duties under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or LPN. Duties include cleaning patient rooms, operating clinical equipment, assisting with emergencies and procedures, collecting and transporting specimens, completing applicable forms, and communicating with patients, families, and the patient care team. The role maintains hospital and unit-specific competencies and promotes a supportive, healing environment that enhances customer and staff satisfaction. The Patient Care Technician assists with prescribed hygiene, comfort, and rest measures; follows Standard Precautions, infection-control procedures, and safety standards; and helps use a range of clinical devices and equipment. The position supports patient mobility and daily needs, records intake and output, observes and promptly reports significant or unusual information, documents appropriately, and contributes to admissions, transfers, discharges, and postmortem care. The role also uses appropriate technology, participates in performance-improvement activities, may support research projects, and helps orient nursing support assistants to the unit.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
BLS certification required.
Must meet one of the following: three years of direct patient-care experience and a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license through the State of Georgia, or completion of EMT-basic certification.

Responsibilities

Perform assigned patient care and observation duties under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or LPN.
Clean patient rooms and operate clinical equipment.
Assist with emergencies and patient procedures as directed by an RN/LPN.
Collect and transport patient specimens and complete applicable forms.
Communicate with patients, families, and members of the patient care team.
Maintain hospital and unit-specific competencies and promote a supportive, healing environment.
Provide prescribed measures related to patient hygiene, comfort, and rest.
Comply with Standard Precautions, infection-control procedures, and safety standards.
Assist with the use of clinical devices and equipment, including bag-valve-mask devices, compression stockings, oxygen, suction equipment, incentive spirometers, emergency carts, and bedside glucose monitoring machines.
Operate patient-care and transport equipment, including chairs, lifts, scales, beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, blood-pressure monitors, thermometers, sphygmomanometers, pulse oximeters, and computers.
Record patient intake and output.
Assist the RN/LPN with patient care according to individual needs, including range of motion, ambulation, transfers, diet, elimination, and hygiene.
Observe and report significant or unusual information about the patient and environment to the RN/LPN, and document appropriately and promptly.
Transport patients and patient specimens throughout the hospital as needed.
Contribute to completion of patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Assist with postmortem care.
Use appropriate technology to complete related processes.
Participate in unit-based and system-wide Performance Improvement programs as required by department leadership.
Serve as a resource/model by complying with standards of care and Department of Nursing and Hospital policies and procedures.
May participate in research projects affecting patient-care areas.
Participate in orienting nursing support assistants to the unit.
Perform other related responsibilities as required.