Patient Care Technician I / Night - Float Pool - West Penn Hospital - Full Time
Core
Provides direct patient care and assists with non-direct patient care unit coordination for stable and acutely ill patients.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (Night, Float Pool)
Builds
Patient care and unit coordination
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical
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), enrollment in ASN or BSN nursing program
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 initiatives like hourly rounding and falls prevention, perform unit upkeep and supply stocking, assist RN with acutely ill patients, coordinate admissions/discharges/transfers