Patient Care Technician

3 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Northwestern Medicine Full time

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Patient Care Technician to join our team at Northwestern Medicine. As a Patient Care Technician, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality patient care and supporting the professional Registered Nurse in all aspects of direct and indirect patient care activities.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist with admission, transfer, and discharge process.
  • Takes and records temperature, pulse, respirations, weight for adults and/or neonates, height, and blood pressure.
  • Measures and records intake and output including output from drains.
  • Applies cardiac monitor/oximetry.
  • Obtains EKG.
  • Adheres to the infant security protocol (accurate assessment of band placement).
  • Performs normal newborn hearing screening.
  • Obtains capillary blood glucose for adults and/or neonates.
  • Performs phlebotomy.
  • Applies Fetal Monitor equipment on pregnant patients.
  • Discontinues heplocks and foley catheters. Administers enemas.
  • Collects specimens (urine, stool, blood and sputum) on adults and/or neonates.
  • Makes rounds of patients and anticipates their needs and observes newborns in the nursery.
  • Responds to patient call lights in a timely manner, especially emergency lights.
  • Distributes fresh drinking water and nourishments to patients.
  • Prepares patients for meals; assists or feeds patients as necessary.
  • Feeds normal newborns as assigned.
  • Provides morning care, bed baths and evening care according to established Nursing Care Procedures.
  • Provides peri-care to appropriate patients.
  • Provides newborn care to the infant including bath, dressing, obtaining foot prints, assistance with feeding (bottle and breast), glucose checks.
  • Makes occupied and unoccupied beds.
  • Ambulates patients and instructs on walker, cane and crutch walking as appropriate for assigned unit.
  • Assists with pre-and post-operative care; positions patients as ordered; applies special equipment for safety; lifts and turns patients with proper and safe body mechanics and available resources.
  • Applies comfort and safety measures (side rails and call lights).
  • Sets up oxygen and suction equipment and other respiratory equipment for adults and/or neonates.
  • Applies dressings to Stage I and Stage II skin breakdown.
  • Prepares patient room for MD or RN assessment, evaluation, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
  • Assists with procedures in the normal newborn nursery as directed.
  • Transports patients, equipment and/or supplies during urgent and emergent situations and to front door on discharge.
  • Responds to emergency situations, secures assistance and initiates basic life support.
  • Reports observations and documents appropriately.
  • Promptly notifies RN of any change in patient condition.
  • Performs post-mortem care and transports bodies to the morgue when necessary.
  • Assumes responsibility for the care of patient's prosthetic devices, hearing aides, dentures, eye glasses, etc.
  • Follows established policies, procedures and standards of care in all areas of practice.

Indirect Patient Care Responsibilities:

  • Maintains a safe and clean environment.
  • Performs duties delegated by the RN to facilitate patient care and the efficient operations of the assigned patient care unit.
  • Collects and inventories patient belongings on admission, transfer and discharge.
  • Completes charges using appropriate documentation.

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