PCT II - Outpatient Surgery PRN

LCMC Health•Marrero, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Certified Patient Care Tech (PCT), you will anticipate and answer 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 will deliver care with kindness, respect and empathy. Your everyday responsibilities include performing assigned priority technical procedures, maintaining a safe environment for patients, providing care services such as basic life support (CPR), ADLs, restorative care, calculating intake and output, lifting, ambulating, transferring, positioning, weights, equipment use, vital signs, phlebotomy, dressing changes, and obtaining EKGs. You will also prepare patient rooms, chart in the electronic medical record, clean unit equipment, order medical/office supplies, and perform other tasks as needed. You will prioritize assigned tasks and patient care activities based on acuity, resource availability, customer/patient preference, and other departmental needs. You will report abnormal patient findings and situations to the RN or other licensed healthcare provider and take actions to correct unsafe conditions. You will give rationale for actions or decisions based on logic, successful experience, intuition, and/or established policies/procedures. You will 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. You will delegate tasks to other team members to accomplish direct patient care or support activities and question the appropriateness of a task that has been delegated by the RN/Licensed healthcare provider for clarification of concerns.

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

Nice To Haves

CNA or PCT experience in a healthcare setting

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 provider and take 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.