Patient Care Tech - Med/Surg 2 East
Patient Care Tech - Med/Surg 2 East
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Job Description
SUMMARY
Provides direct or indirect patient care in accordance with treatment plans as determined/delegated by a licensed nurse or RN. Assists with tasks necessary for the general management and organization of the patient care unit being flexible meeting patient and/or unit needs.
Job Title: Patient Care Technician
Department: Med/Surg
Location: Newark Wayne Hospital
Hours Per Week: 36
Schedule: Nights
ATTRIBUTES
- One year experience with direct bedside patient care is strongly preferred. For ED and ICU- 2 years experience strongly preferred in a high acuity bedside patient care setting.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact successfully with patients families and healthcare team members
- Compassion that embraces our Care like Family Values. Our care is wholehearted because the whole person matters.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Patient Care & Service:
- Provide and Deliver safe and competent care for patients with activities of daily living needs;
- Ambulating Toileting Transferring Repositioning and Nutritional needs.
- Oral care; suctioning & denture care
- Bed baths & showers
- Foley care & Ostomy care (where applicable)
- Linen Changes
- Take and record patient vital signs
- Pulse Respirations Temperature Blood Pressure O2
- Intake & Output
- All Oral Intake
- Urine Stool & Emesis output
- Weights BGs
- Application of EKG leads Specimen collection & completion of blood draws
- Provide post mortem care
- Monitoring patients conditions and providing updates to the healthcare team
- Ambulating Toileting Transferring Repositioning and Nutritional needs.
Non-Clinical Patient Care and Service:
- Assist with admission discharge and transfer of patients
- Room set up for new admissions
- Escorting of discharges
- Maintenance of patient charts- regarding documentation of cares provided
- Delivery of labs where applicable
- Improve the patient experience and preserve a safe clean and healthy environment
- Ensure equipment and facilities are clean and stocked with appropriate supplies
EDUCATION:
LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking standing or squatting.For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations including continuing education requirements.
Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employees physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.
PAY RANGE:
$18.10 - $19.75CITY:
POSTAL CODE:
The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience relevant qualifications specialty internal equity location and contracts.
Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability predisposing genetic characteristics marital or familial status military or veteran status citizenship or immigration status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
