Patient Care Technician - MSICU

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

11d

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Patient Care Technician provides individualized, goal-directed patient care to patients and families at the competent level, applying nursing-process principles and practices. The role provides safe and effective care and works with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results.

The position provides and coordinates patient- and family-centered care, including assessment, care planning, interventions, health teaching and promotion, and evaluation of goals and interventions. Care should address patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs and follow MUSC policies and nursing standards of care and practice. The technician helps maintain a safe, therapeutic, healing environment through protecting privacy and demonstrating responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior.

The role involves collaboration with multidisciplinary team members, directing and leading assigned team members, identifying clinical priorities, and initiating actions to improve patient outcomes. It also calls for participation in shared governance, peer review, professional development, and a professional practice model, with accountability, critical thinking, effective teamwork, and personal responsibility for professional growth.

The position requires working rotating shifts and may require overtime. Physical requirements include frequent standing, sitting, walking, bending, reaching, hand movements, and exertion of force, along with occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds unassisted. Additional requirements include working indoors, sometimes in confined spaces or at elevated areas, and maintaining sensory and physical abilities necessary to perform the job.

Requirements

• At least one year of work experience as a registered nurse.
• Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
• Ability to work rotating shifts and overtime as required.
• Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations.
• Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds unassisted infrequently and exert up to 50 pounds of force frequently.
• Ability to perform the listed physical, sensory, and motor functions required for the role, including standing, sitting, walking, bending, reaching, and frequent fine motor movements.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients using the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Direct and lead assigned team members and collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide age- and developmentally appropriate care.
• Provide patient- and family-centered care that addresses physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs.
• Assess patients, develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and implement interventions, coordinate care, provide health teaching and promotion, and evaluate goals and interventions in accordance with MUSC policies.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment while protecting patient privacy and behaving responsively, respectfully, acceptingly, and professionally.
• Participate in the professional practice model, shared governance, peer review, and professional development.
• Coordinate effective and efficient delivery of patient care services using care-management principles.
• Identify clinical priorities and initiate actions to improve patient outcomes.
• Promote a healthy work environment and take personal responsibility for professional growth and accountability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time