Patient Care Technician - Nerve, Muscle, and Bone : Full Time (32 hours) - Evenings 3pm-11pm
About The Position
The Patient Care Technician provides basic daily care to patients and support to significant others, performs routine service and technical tasks, and maintains patient care areas in a clean and orderly condition. The role provides age- and developmentally appropriate nursing care and supports the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab mission and philosophy through teamwork, excellence, respect, and compassion for patients, families, colleagues, and others. The technician demonstrates the organization’s core attributes of communication, accountability, flexibility and adaptability, judgment and problem solving, and customer service, along with its values of hope, compassion, discovery, collaboration, and commitment to excellence. The position is full-time for 32 hours per week, with an evening schedule of 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., in the Nerve, Muscle, and Bone unit.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- CNA certification or current enrollment in an accredited nursing program.
- Successful completion of Patient Care Technician orientation.
- Competency in applying growth and development principles to infant, child, adolescent, young adult, middle-aged adult, and geriatric patients.
- Effective and timely verbal, non-verbal, and written communication.
- Ability to take ownership of serving customers, the team, and the organization, achieving goals, and resolving problems.
- Willingness to adapt to changing work demands and environments.
- Critical-thinking and sound-judgment skills to monitor and respond to patient needs or changes in condition.
- Ability to anticipate, assess, and address the needs of patients and internal and external customers.
- Ability to transfer and position patients, including lifting up to 35 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Assist patients with routine hygiene, eating and drinking, elimination, mobility, and dressing or undressing.
- Perform and document authorized routine technical tasks, including specimen collection, vital signs, intake and output, blood glucose, suppository administration, intermittent catheterization, bladder-volume measurement, gastric feedings, and patient escorts.
- Collect and report relevant physiological, psychological, and functional data based on the patient’s care plan or needs.
- Orient patients and families to the environment, therapeutic activities, safety hazards, and prevention strategies as identified by the registered nurse.
- Incorporate safety factors into patient care as directed by the registered nurse.
- Implement interventions consistent with the plan of care as directed by a registered nurse.
- Observe patients and report reactions or changes in condition to the registered nurse.
- Assist with transferring patients and patient-care equipment to specified areas.
- Document functional care, procedures, and other quantitative values in the nursing database.
- Help monitor supply needs to ensure adequate inventory at the bedside.
- Perform other duties assigned in the best interest of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits program described as competitive with industry peers in the organization’s geographic locations; eligibility varies by position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
