Patient Care Technician Jobs in San Jose, AZ

About The Position

Requirements

• Post-high-school vocational or specialized training.
• Current CPR/BLS certification.
• Current PCT Kansas certification, if certified.
• Ability to function independently or as a member of a team and prioritize assignments.
• Ability to carry out procedures as outlined.
• Normal eyesight, with or without corrective lenses.
• Normal hearing, with or without a hearing aid.
• Ability to lift, position, and transfer patients with assistance; daily handling of weights up to and occasionally in excess of 200 pounds.
• Ability to lift supplies and equipment and perform considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.

Nice To Haves

• Previous clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, continuous quality improvement, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
• Participate in educational programs and in-service meetings as required.
• Function independently or as a team member, prioritizing assignments to complete tasks in a timely and professional manner.
• Perform basic nursing procedures, including collecting lab specimens, applying thermal applications, providing non-sterile soaks and simple dressings, and providing perineal care.
• Obtain and document patient vital signs, including temperature, blood pressure, weight, respiration, pulse, intake, and output.
• Obtain blood glucose when trained.
• Assist with patient admission, transfer, and dismissal procedures.
• Assist patients with bathing, dressing, eating, bed pans, transportation, skin care, and positioning.
• Keep patients' rooms straightened and clean.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to patient comfort and privacy.
• Maintain patient documentation in accordance with hospital policy and maintain accurate patient records and charts.
• Maintain confidentiality of all patient data.