Patient Care Technician - Nerve, Muscle, and Bone Innovation Center, Full-Time, Nights (7pm-7am)
About The Position
The Patient Care Technician provides basic daily care to patients and support to their significant others. The role includes assisting with hygiene and activities of daily living, performing routine technical tasks, and maintaining clean and orderly patient care areas. Care is provided in a manner appropriate to each patient's age and development. The technician supports Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's mission and philosophy by contributing to team efforts and demonstrating excellence, respect, and compassion toward patients, families, colleagues, and others. The role also calls for demonstrating the organization's core attributes and values while carrying out assigned duties.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- CNA certification or current enrollment in an accredited nursing program.
- Successful completion of the Patient Care Technician orientation.
- Competency in applying growth and development principles for infant, child, adolescent, young adult, middle-aged adult, and geriatric patients.
- Effective and timely verbal, non-verbal, and written communication.
- Proactively take ownership of serving customers, the team, and the organization, achieving goals, and resolving problems.
- Adapt willingly to changing work demands and environments.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and sound judgment when monitoring and responding to patient needs or changes in condition.
- Anticipate, assess, and address patient and internal or external customer needs to positively influence the patient or customer experience.
- Ability to transfer and position patients, including lifting up to 35 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Assist with routine hygiene, food and fluid intake, elimination, mobilization, and dressing or undressing.
- Perform and record authorized routine technical tasks, including collecting specimens; taking vital signs; recording intake, output, and blood glucose; giving suppositories; performing intermittent catheterization; measuring bladder volume; hanging gastric feedings; and escorting patients.
- Collect and report pertinent physiological, psychological, and functional data based on the patient’s plan of care or needs.
- Orient patients and families to the environment, therapeutic activities, and potential safety hazards and prevention strategies 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 other specified areas.
- Document functional care, procedures, and other quantitative values in the nursing database.
- Help monitor supply needs to maintain adequate bedside inventory.
- Perform other duties assigned in the best interest of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits program; specific benefits and eligibility vary by position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
