Patient Care Technician

POSITION SUMMARY Under direction and supervision of registered Nurse, assists with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment. RESPONSIBILITIES * 1. Functions as a co-worker to the nurse and a key member of the nursing care team: * Organizes patient care assignment and sets priorities. * Alerts RN co-worker to changes in patient status i.e., alteration in comfort, skin integrity, alterations in breathing pattern, etc. * Documents patient care and patient status changes on the appropriate chart forms. * Communicates routine information to RN periodically during shift i.e., intake and output. 2. Assists RN in providing for ADL needs of patients: * Prepares patients for meals and feeds or assists with meals. * Provides between meal nourishment and fresh water to patients. * Bathes or assists patient to bathe, provides oral hygiene. * Toilets patients as necessary. * Maintains patient's mobility with range of motion exercises and ambulation. * Grooms patient, including shaving, as needed. * Participates with the RN in the development of a plan of care for assigned patient. * Utilizes a plan of care in carrying out patient assignments. 3. Maintains patient care units in a neat and orderly condition: * Changes and makes beds. * Cleans and straightens bedside table and over-bed tables, as needed. * Strips patient units upon discharge of patient, in preparation for cleaning by Housekeeping Department. * Removes equipment from room. Cleans and place it in appropriate are. * Prepares room for new admissions, transfers, and post-operative patients. 4. Assists Registered Nurse by performing selected procedures and simple treatments: * Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration rate and B.P. on admission and as assigned. * Measures and records fluid intake and output, totals at shift end. * Perform, mount and process EKG's. * Draw and process blood, as appropriate, within State and County guidelines. * Obtains specimens, such as urine, stool and sputum. * Administers enemas, as directed. * Weighs and records patient weight on admission and as indicated. * Shave patients as instructed in preparation for procedures. * Performs simple procedures utilizing aseptic technique (i.e. - applying and changing simple dressings). * Performs simple respiratory treatments, as required (i.e. oral suctioning). 5. Performs a variety of related duties: * Assists patients in and out of bed, ambulates patients, lifts, turns and positions patients. * Assists with serving of meals; positions patient, cleans over-bed table, and helps distribute and collect trays. * Transports and accompanies patients to various departments, as directed. * Reports missing or damaged equipment to Nursing Unit Secretary. * Maintains non-patient rooms (i.e., utility rooms, linen rooms, kitchens, etc.) in a neat and orderly condition. * Maintains cleanliness of patient care equipment. * Performs constant observation on selected patients as assigned. * Follows medical Center's policies and procedures to support QA/QI efforts in patient care and services. * Performs post-mortem care and transports body to morgue. 6. Takes part in Nursing's continuing education policy by: * Attending nursing attendant course during orientation program. * Participating and completing annual mandatory educational requirements. * Attending nursing attendant staff development programs offered throughout the year. 7. Performs related duties, as required. * ADA Essential Functions REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS * High School Diploma or equivalent, required. * Completion of Nurse Assistant course or equivalent, required. * OR * Prior experience as a Nursing Attendant or equivalent, required. * NYS Nurse Attendant certification, preferred. * Ability to communicate effectively and follow written and/or oral instructions. * Ability to work in diversified settings. * Ability to lift, turn, position, etc. Patients, as required. Hire Rate: $23.58 Job Rate: $24.41 * Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).