Patient Care Tech-General Medicine 16E Part-time Nights
Core
Assist Registered Nurses in direct and indirect patient care activities, including vital signs, hygiene, feeding, and basic clinical procedures.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (General Medicine)
Builds
Patient care support and unit operations
Domain
Healthcare / General Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
CNA certification, BLS (CPR) certification, capillary blood glucose monitoring, phlebotomy, patient lifting and turning, specimen collection, EKG acquisition, fetal monitoring, newborn care, basic life support
Preferred skills
Associate's or Bachelor's degree, previous healthcare experience, college or nursing education
Technologies
Cardiac monitors, oximetry, EKG machines, fetal monitors, oxygen and suction equipment, phlebotomy supplies
Responsibilities
Measure and record vital signs, assist with patient admission/discharge, perform phlebotomy and glucose checks, apply dressings to skin breakdown, ambulate patients, respond to emergency call lights, provide morning/evening care and feeding, transport patients, initiate basic life support, maintain clean environment and inventory supplies
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior, hands-on IC