Patient Care Technician Behavioral Health Emergency Department Full-time Days

LCMC Health•New York, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Your job is more than a job. As a Certified Patient Care Tech (PCT) you’ve got that sixth sense of anticipating and answering the needs of your patients. You are part of a team concept, under the direction of the Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Therapist, performing delegated patient care in a safe and efficient manner, completing documentation of patient related tasks and adhering to the policies and procedures. You believe in kindness, respect and empathy at your patient’s bedside and deliver care like you would want for yourself and your loved ones. All the call lights, hand holds, medical needs, family questions, and even a proverbial ‘extra blanket” request, you’ve lost count, but you still bring your heart and soul to every single one like it’s your first. And that’s what we love about you. Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your “little something extra” all add up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this hands-on, personal care nursing role. About University Medical Center University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region’s safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent, appropriate work experience.
1 year of Clinical Care experience; CNA or PCT experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
Certified Medical Assistant (MA) - American Association of Medical Assistants or
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) - Louisiana State Department of Health
Certified Patient Care or Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) - National Health Careers Association or
Certified Patient Care Technician (PCT) - National Health Careers Association
American Heart Association BLS certification.
Non-Violent Crisis Prevention (CPI, NCI-CPI) - Crisis Prevention Institute

Responsibilities

Perform assigned priority technical procedures and maintain a safe environment for patients.
Provide care services like basic life support (CPR), Adl's, restorative care, calculates intake and output, lifting, ambulating, transferring, positioning, weights, equipment use, vital signs, phlebotomy, dressing changes, obtaining Ekg’s, etc.
Prepare patient room, chart in the electronic medical record, clean unit equipment, orders inventory medical/office supplies and perform other tasks as needed
Prioritize assigned tasks and patient care activities based on acuity of the need, resource availability, customer/patient preference/request and other departmental needs.
Report abnormal patient findings and situations to RN or other licensed healthcare providers and takes actions to correct unsafe conditions.
Give rationale for actions or decisions based on logic, successful experience, intuition and/or established policies/procedures.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care:
Seek supervision or assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely and independently.
Initiate and/or maintain job specific interventions to assure continuity of safe and effective care for patients.
Delegate tasks to other team members to accomplish direct patient care or support activities.
Question appropriateness of a task that has been delegated by the RN/Licensed healthcare provider for clarification of concerns.