Patient Care Technician - 7S Trauma/Med Surg - Part Time - Forbes Hospital
Core
Provides direct patient care and assists with unit coordination in a trauma/med-surg setting, performing basic nursing procedures for stable patients and supporting acutely ill patients under RN supervision.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (clinical support)
Builds
Patient care and unit operational support
Domain
Healthcare / Trauma and Medical-Surgery
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Basic nursing procedures, vital signs monitoring, specimen collection, patient ambulation, documentation, medical asepsis, emergency response, time management
Preferred skills
Acute care experience (last 3 years), nursing student status (ASN/BSN)
Technologies
Electronic medical record systems
Responsibilities
Perform activities of daily living, skin surveys, intake/output monitoring, blood glucose testing, transport patients, document care in EMR, participate in quality/safety initiatives (fall prevention, hand washing), stock supplies, assist with admissions/discharges/transfers