Patient Care Technician Jobs in Chicago, IL

About The Position

Requirements

• CNA certification, or current enrollment in a School of Nursing with successful completion of basic clinical rotations.
• CPR recognition by the American Heart Association (BLS for Healthcare Providers).
• At least 90% correct on annual mandatory Health and Safety Training quizzes.
• Unit-based recognition for Capillary Blood Glucose Monitoring.
• High school diploma.
• Ability to relate to patients, families, nursing staff, and medical staff is cited as a demonstrated ability for candidates with prior health-care-setting experience.

Nice To Haves

• One year of college or nursing education, or equivalent experience.
• Previous experience in a health care setting.
• Associate or Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge processes.
• Measure and record vital signs, height, weight, intake and output, and drain output.
• Apply cardiac monitoring and oximetry, obtain EKGs, obtain capillary blood glucose readings, and perform phlebotomy.
• Follow infant security protocols and perform normal newborn hearing screenings.
• Apply fetal monitoring equipment to pregnant patients.
• Discontinue heplocks and Foley catheters and administer enemas.
• Collect urine, stool, blood, and sputum specimens from adults and/or neonates.
• Make patient rounds, anticipate needs, observe newborns in the nursery, and respond promptly to call lights, especially emergency lights.
• Distribute water and nourishment, prepare patients for meals, and assist with feeding patients and newborns as assigned.
• Provide morning, evening, and bathing care, including peri-care where appropriate.
• Provide newborn care, including bathing, dressing, obtaining footprints, assisting with bottle and breast feeding, and performing glucose checks.
• Make occupied and unoccupied beds.
• Ambulate patients and provide instruction on walker, cane, and crutch use as appropriate for the unit.
• Assist with pre- and post-operative care, position patients as ordered, apply safety equipment, and lift and turn patients using proper body mechanics and available resources.
• Apply comfort and safety measures, including side rails and call lights.
• Set up oxygen, suction, and other respiratory equipment for adults and/or neonates.
• Apply dressings to Stage I and Stage II skin breakdown.
• Prepare patient rooms for physician or RN assessment, evaluation, and diagnostic or therapeutic procedures; assist with procedures in the normal newborn nursery as directed.
• Transport patients, equipment, and supplies during urgent or emergent situations and transport patients to the front door at discharge.
• Respond to emergencies, secure assistance, and initiate basic life support.
• Report observations, document appropriately, and promptly notify the RN of changes in patient condition.
• Perform post-mortem care and transport bodies to the morgue when necessary.
• Assume responsibility for patients’ prosthetic devices and personal items, including hearing aids, dentures, and eyeglasses.
• Follow established policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment, including assigned cleaning, temperature-log, linen, utility-room, and equipment tasks.
• Perform duties delegated by the RN to support patient care and efficient unit operations.
• Collect and inventory patient belongings during admission, transfer, and discharge.
• Complete charges using appropriate documentation.
• Order and stock supplies, obtain equipment and supplies for patient care, and ensure rooms are ready for incoming patients.
• Check designated equipment for proper function and count instruments and sterile trays sent and received from SEP as appropriate for the unit.
• Stock and remove linen from patient rooms and set up and break down the delivery table.
• Participate in staff meetings, quality improvement activities, daily/weekly/monthly quality-control activities, and orientation of new staff.
• Use equipment, supplies, and other resources cost-effectively.
• Use established communication channels to resolve work-related problems and consistently demonstrate the Patient’s First philosophy.
• Carry out delegated tasks and activities on a shift basis and meet mandatory requirements.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• Lifecycle benefits
• A range of benefits intended to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events