Patient Care Tech
Core
Provides direct and indirect patient care in the ICU, assisting with vital signs, hygiene, mobility, and unit organization under RN direction.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (ICU)
Builds
Patient care unit operations and patient stability
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Vital signs monitoring, patient hygiene and mobility assistance, bed linen management, patient admission/discharge/transfer support, chart maintenance, lifting and transferring patients
Preferred skills
CNA certification, Nursing Fundamentals training, medical assistant experience, associate degree
Technologies
Medical equipment, patient monitoring devices
Responsibilities
Take patient vital signs including temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure and pain level; Assist with ambulation, feeding, transferring or lifting of patients; Provide safe and competent care for patients with relationship to nutritional, skin integrity, elimination & hygiene needs; Assist with the admission, discharge and transfer of patients; Perform clerical duties including transcription & maintenance of patient charts
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC