Patient Support Technician, PRN, Night

Prisma Health • Richland, WA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs basic nursing assistant duties and additional duties based on the assigned nursing unit, following appropriate training and clinical competency validation. Supports and cares for patients within the technician’s scope of practice and under close or general supervision of licensed personnel. As a member of the Facility Resource Pool, the technician floats to various units within the assigned facility. The role is PRN and works nights at Richland Hospital.

The technician provides direct patient care as directed by providers and licensed staff, assists with activities of daily living and patient mobility, collects and documents patient data, performs delegated clinical tasks, and helps maintain a safe and therapeutic environment. Duties may vary by unit and may include monitor technician or unit secretary work. The position is non-management and reports to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Requirements

• One year of experience.
• For facilities or units requiring monitor technician responsibilities: attend formal arrhythmia training after hire and pass the Prisma Health Arrhythmia exam with a minimum passing score within two attempts and within 30 days of hire; maintain arrhythmia competencies annually.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a nursing assistant, patient care technician, medical assistant, EMT, paramedic, surgical technician, phlebotomy, military medical corpsman, or nursing fundamentals course.
• Previous experience as a nursing assistant, patient care technician, medical assistant, EMT, paramedic, surgical technician, phlebotomist, medical corpsman, or nursing student.
• Licensure, certification, or registration in the field of training.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care within scope of practice and according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Assist patients with eating, dressing, toileting, bathing, and transferring.
• Prepare rooms and welcome and orient patients and families to the unit.
• Assist with walking, turning, positioning, ambulation, and compression devices.
• Collect and document vital signs, oxygen saturation, temperature, cardiac monitoring data, non-invasive blood pressure readings, specimens, and fluid intake and output.
• Perform point-of-care testing as trained and delegated by an RN, and report lab values to the RN.
• Provide assigned-unit care as delegated by the RN, which may include soaks, simple dressings, perineal care, basic ostomy care, nasal cannula care, phlebotomy, EKGs, and incentive spirometry.
• Perform insertion and removal of straight catheters and removal of Foley catheters when appropriately trained and competency-validated for the assigned unit.
• Assist with fall-prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated.
• Transport patients to diagnostic studies and floor assignments.
• Provide and document comfort measures and non-pharmacological pain management.
• Document observations, clinical data, and procedures in the EMR; inform the RN of activities, observations, and changes in patient status.
• Maintain and return medical equipment and supplies as needed.
• Clean and stock carts, rooms, hallways, and kitchens, and change linens as needed.
• Keep the supervisor informed about unit activities, needs, and patient-care issues.
• Follow department, unit, and hospital policies and standards, including quality, safety, environmental, and infection-control requirements.
• Protect patient rights and the confidentiality of patient information.
• Help ensure smooth operation of the nursing unit or facility and participate in process-improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a role model and help educate and mentor other care-team members.
• Use supplies safely and efficiently; attend department and organization meetings and complete annual compliance training.
• Maintain a clean, safe, therapeutic, and caring environment for patients, families, and staff.
• Take responsibility for professional development and continuing education.
• Perform monitor technician or unit secretary duties when required by the assigned facility or unit.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed