Patient Care Technician CWR

The Patient Care Technician is responsible for assisting registered professional nurses in the care of the patient. He/she performs all of the essential generic job functions as listed below.

• Welcomes patients and checks for proper identification bracelets.
• Prepares the patient for assessment/admission, physical examination, and procedures.
• Draws intravenous or capillary blood from newborn through geriatric-aged patients using proper aseptic collection techniques, assures appropriate labeling and processing of specimens to expedite throughput of patients.
• Performs EKG for patients as directed.
• Assures the presence, functionality, and cleanliness of all necessary equipment.
• Assists in the transport of patients to departments or units upon request.
• Assists with preparation as necessary, assuring the patient is assisted with meals or fed as needed.
• Checks inventory of assigned area and restocks as directed.
• Ensures room environment is prepared for admission.
• Provides direct hygiene and comfort care to patients, including bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed making.
• Takes vital signs on admission under the direction of the RN, documents accordingly, and notifies the RN of results, assists with admission as appropriate inclusive of checking patient ID bands.
• Performs and documents glucose finger sticks and collects other specimens as directed.
• Obtains and documents daily patient weights and observes and documents patient's intake and output.
• Provides a safe patient environment by answering call lights promptly and communicating with the RN immediately for any change in the patient's condition.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs not limited to (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.).
• This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).

Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients, and visitors.

Required Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Education:

• N/A

• Maintain current BLS/CPR certification from the American Heart Association.
• Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, or Patient Care Technician who has successfully completed a certification by a certifying body for either a CNA or PCT program which includes Phlebotomy, EKG, and nursing assistant course both in the theoretical and clinical setting OR proof of education that the program was completed.

• N/A

Required Skills & Experience:

• N/A

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• At least one (1) year PCT or CNA experience in a hospital setting strongly preferred.

• 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM 3 x 12 hr shift
• Every Other Weekend Required
• Holidays Required as Needed
• Minimal 3 out of 6 holidays
• No On-Call Requirement
• Float Requirement: as needed

New Position

• BLS - AHA
• Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, or Patient Care Technician who has successfully completed a certification by a certifying body for either a CNA or PCT program

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