SEIU Patient Care Technician-1
About The Position
Under the direction and direct supervision of a licensed nurse, the Patient Care Technician provides basic and selected specialized patient-care procedures that support patients’ well-being, comfort, and safety. The role performs physical and psychosocial interventions, collects and records specimens and patient data, and completes technical procedures while reporting findings to nursing staff. The technician also supports patients’ environmental needs, assists with unit quality assurance activities, orients patients and families to the unit, and performs other duties assigned by a nurse to support patient care and unit functioning.
Requirements
- High school diploma.
- Two years of experience in health care delivery in roles such as Nursing Assistant, Home Health Aide, EMT, or Medic/Corps Person; alternatively, two clinical semesters completed as a Nursing Student or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Responsibilities
- Participates in patient care by performing basic and specialized physical and psychosocial interventions as defined by the Patient Care Technician Skill Inventory, including collecting and recording specimens and body fluids.
- Under the direct supervision of a nurse, provides direct patient care affecting patients’ well-being, comfort, and safety.
- Performs technical procedures and reports findings to nursing staff, including venipuncture for blood samples, EKGs, placing electrodes, and obtaining telemetry readings.
- Collects patient data as defined by the Skill Inventory List and documents it on appropriate flow sheets.
- Collects specimens, performs basic tests, or sends specimens to the appropriate laboratory for analysis in accordance with hospital policies.
- Attends to patients’ environmental needs by straightening belongings and offering comfort measures at the direction of the nurse.
- Participates in quality assurance activities as directed by a nurse.
- Orients patients and families to the unit and patient room and provides copies of the Patients’ Bill of Rights as directed by a nurse.
- Performs other duties assigned by a nurse to support unit functioning and patient care delivery.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
