Patient Support Technician, FT, Days

Prisma Health • Columbia, SC

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Perform routine assistive tasks to help the Registered Nurse meet basic patient needs as an unlicensed assistive personnel. The role supports patients with personal hygiene, nutrition and feeding, ambulation, and elimination. It also includes monitoring and documenting intake and output and patient vital signs, and reporting abnormal values to the Registered Nurse. This is a non-management job that reports to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Requirements

• Completion of a Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Tech, Medical Assistant, or Nursing Fundamentals course.
• Candidates must successfully complete Prisma Health unit secretary course and training within 90 days of hire.
• In lieu of school verification of a nursing assistant training course, current or former CNA certification may be accepted as proof of completed state-required training at time of hire.
• In lieu of school verification of a medical assistant training course, current or former CMA certification may be accepted as proof of completed required training at time of hire.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous nursing assistant, medical assistant, or related experience.
• One year of hospital clerical experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal hygiene, including bathing, washing hair, brushing teeth and hair, and washing hands.
• Assist patients with nutrition and feeding, including feeding, drinking, and setting up meal trays.
• Assist patients with ambulation, including dangling, walking, walking with an assistive device, and implementing fall-prevention measures under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
• Assist patients with elimination, including getting to the bathroom and using a bedside commode, bedpan, or urinal.
• Accurately monitor patient inputs and outputs.
• Complete and document patient vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, heart rate, and oxygenation via pulse oximetry or ETCO2.
• Report abnormal values to the Registered Nurse.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Successfully complete the Prisma Health unit secretary course and training within 90 days of hire.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed