Patient Care Technician (PD)

Northwell•Riverhead, NY

3d•$30 - $31

About The Position

Under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse, the Patient Care Technician assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and helps maintain a safe and clean environment. The role functions as a co-worker to the nurse and a key member of the nursing care team, supporting patient care assignments, communicating changes in patient status, documenting care, and completing selected procedures and treatments. The position includes helping patients with meals, hygiene, toileting, mobility, grooming, and plan-of-care activities; maintaining patient rooms and care units; assisting with vital signs, intake and output, specimens, EKGs, blood draws, enemas, simple dressings, and basic respiratory treatments as appropriate; and carrying out related patient-care and unit duties. The technician also participates in orientation and ongoing required education. The schedule requires two weekend shifts per month and one major summer and one major winter holiday.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Completion of a Nurse Assistant course or equivalent, or prior experience as a Nursing Attendant or equivalent.
Ability to communicate effectively and follow written and/or oral instructions.
Ability to work in diversified settings.
Ability to lift, turn, and position patients as required.

Nice To Haves

NYS Nurse Attendant certification.

Responsibilities

Organize patient care assignments and set priorities.
Alert the registered nurse to changes in patient status, including changes in comfort, skin integrity, and breathing pattern.
Document patient care and changes in patient status on appropriate chart forms.
Communicate routine information to the registered nurse during the shift, such as intake and output.
Assist patients with meals, nourishment, fresh water, bathing, oral hygiene, toileting, mobility, range-of-motion exercises, ambulation, and grooming.
Participate with the registered nurse in developing and carrying out a plan of care for assigned patients.
Maintain patient care units in a neat and orderly condition, including making beds, cleaning bedside and over-bed tables, preparing rooms, and removing and cleaning equipment.
Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration rate, and blood pressure on admission and as assigned.
Measure and record fluid intake and output and total it at the end of the shift.
Perform, mount, and process EKGs.
Draw and process blood as appropriate within State and County guidelines; obtain urine, stool, sputum, and other specimens.
Administer enemas as directed; weigh patients and record weights; shave patients as instructed for procedures; perform simple aseptic procedures such as applying and changing simple dressings; and provide simple respiratory treatments such as oral suctioning.
Assist patients in and out of bed and with lifting, turning, positioning, and ambulation.
Assist with meal service, including positioning patients, cleaning over-bed tables, and distributing and collecting trays.
Transport and accompany patients to departments as directed.
Report missing or damaged equipment to the Nursing Unit Secretary.
Maintain non-patient rooms and patient-care equipment in a neat, orderly, and clean condition.
Perform constant observation on selected patients as assigned.
Follow medical center policies and procedures in support of quality assurance and improvement efforts in patient care and services.
Provide post-mortem care and transport bodies to the morgue.
Attend the nursing attendant course during orientation, complete annual mandatory educational requirements, and attend nursing attendant staff development programs.
Perform related duties as required.
Work two weekend shifts per month and one major summer and one major winter holiday.