Patient Care Technician, 8 South Neurology
6 days ago
If you're passionate about patient care and looking for a career that offers great benefits and plenty of room for growth, we invite you to explore this opportunity today
This position is part-time, rotating days and overnights.
Title and salary will be determined based upon education and experience.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with patient procedures and ADLs, support physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies, provide feedback to RN and report changes in patient status.
- Perform core nursing assistant tasks: blood glucose monitoring, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collections, Foley care, plus at least four additional tasks (phlebotomy, 12-lead EKG, simple dressing, Foley catheter removal, point of care testing, bladder scan, straight catheter, IV catheter removal).
- Report equipment malfunctions, communicate effectively with other departments, maintain professional and respectful relationships.
- Respond to call lights and telephones, pass meal trays, transport patients.
- Receive and act on feedback, identify and communicate learning needs, participate in self-review.
- Provide instruction to patients and families under RN direction, apply, monitor, and remove patient restraints as per protocol.
- Communicate clearly with healthcare team, understand cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in health professions, support workplace safety.
- Follow all patient care and hospital policies, comply with safety policies and standard precautions.
- Suggest and support departmental changes, assume responsibility for assignments, support department projects and quality initiatives.
- Document in medical records as per procedures, perform clerical functions as needed.
- Achieve and maintain competency in advanced skills based on department need (phlebotomy/venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrhythmia, 12-lead EKG, NG tubes clamping and removal).
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must have one of the following:
- 1 year of general healthcare experience
- 6 months as UPMC Nursing Assistant/CNA with PCT competency within 120 days of hire/transfer/promotion
- Enrollment in PT/OT/PA program or related healthcare training with at least one clinical rotation completed
- Bachelor's degree in a health sciences field
- Successful completion of UPMC patient care technician class Successful completion of basic information system training
- Microcomputer experience preferred Effective oral and written communication skills
- EMT or Paramedic certification or enrollment in an EMT or Paramedic program preferred
- Limited access to medications, only for distribution to the nurse
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: - Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
- ACLS preferred
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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