Patient Care Technician - 7 East - Part-time

Children's National Hospital

7d•$21 - $42•Onsite

About The Position

In collaboration with the multidisciplinary health care delivery team and under the direction of a Registered Nurse, the Patient Care Technician performs basic nursing care activities, helps maintain a safe, clean, and stocked patient care setting, assists staff members, and helps direct patient flow. This part-time role is 24 hours per week and includes 12-hour shifts, rotating day and night shifts, and every other weekend. The technician supports patients and families during admission and daily care; assists with direct patient care, monitoring, infection control, documentation, communication, and safety; and contributes to shared leadership and a family-centered care environment.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), or Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT).
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
Basic computer skills, including typing and use of a mouse and email.
Knowledge of aseptic technique.
Basic arithmetic skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Human relations and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in a health care setting, preferably pediatrics; alternatively, one semester of clinical experience completed at an accredited school of nursing or military corpsman training.

Responsibilities

Orient families to call lights, monitors, and the unit; set up monitors and alarms; and obtain vital signs, height, weight, and head circumference.
Assist with activities of daily living, including bathing, skin care, mouth care, and peri-care; support ordered nutrition, tube feeding, and patient feeding; apply skin creams as directed by the RN; and collect cultures and urine or stool samples.
Recognize and report pain and skin breakdown; prioritize tasks and RN requests; assist with tracheostomy care, EVDs, central-line dressings, pin care, cast and traction care, and care for dying patients.
Help prepare rooms for admissions and discharges, support patient flow, maintain a neat and orderly environment, obtain equipment and supplies, and maintain PAR levels.
Observe monitors and alert the RN to deviations; follow monitor-bank guidelines for dress code and professionalism when assigned.
Care for isolation patients, wash hands before and after patient contact, and clean equipment after each patient's use.
Document promptly in the nursing database, flow sheets, and vital signs records, and notify the appropriate charge nurse in the computer or chart as suitable.
Communicate patient changes and abnormal findings to the RN and team, participate in beginning- and end-of-shift reporting, maintain professional relationships, resolve coworker conflicts appropriately, and support family-centered care.
Communicate with the RN about patient-care activities at least hourly, and notify the charge nurse when leaving or returning to the unit.
Keep informed about council meetings and unit issues; contribute to unit discussions and support shared-leadership decisions.
Speak up about unsafe behavior or performance, verify information used for decisions and documentation, pause to resolve uncertainty, communicate clearly and promptly, promote safety, and self-check work using Stop, Think, Act, and Review.