Senior Patient Care Tech - Student Extern

Community Health Network • Anderson, IN

4h

About The Position

The Senior Patient Care Tech Student Extern works under the direction of a Registered Nurse and performs direct and indirect patient care. Direct care may include bathing, assisting with elimination and feeding, making beds, safety observation, blood glucose checks, taking vital signs, urinary catheter insertion and care, dressing changes, and phlebotomy. Indirect care may include documentation, reinforcing patient and family education, stocking supplies, and orienting patients and staff to the unit. The role also collaborates with other team members to perform additional services as directed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Currently accepted into an accredited nursing school; must provide an acceptance letter upon hire.
• Completed at least the first semester of nursing school; must provide official transcripts upon hire.
• Experience performing some or all basic patient care needs, such as bathing, feeding, taking vital signs, activities of daily living, patient transportation, discontinuing IVs, phlebotomy, Accucheck, catheter care, clean dressing changes, and restraints.
• Ability to use a computer for documentation and work-related purposes.
• Strong written, verbal, and nonverbal interpersonal and professional communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with others in a team setting and maintain a positive attitude toward problem-solving.
• Demonstrates accountability, courtesy, prioritization, organization, and multitasking ability.
• Able to take direction while also being self-directed and motivated.
• Able to handle responsibility and respond effectively to patients, visitors, situations, and Care Team members while maintaining emotional control.
• Must be able to lift.
• Must be available for one week of full-time training.
• Exposure to blood and body fluids is possible.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
• Assist patients with bathing, elimination, feeding, and activities of daily living.
• Perform bed making and safety observation.
• Check blood glucose and vital signs.
• Provide urinary catheter insertion and care, dressing changes, and phlebotomy as assigned.
• Document patient care and use a computer for work-related purposes.
• Help reinforce patient and family education.
• Stock supplies and orient patients and staff to the unit.
• Collaborate with other team members and perform additional services or unit-based duties as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED