Patient Care Technician (Advanced Acute Care Orthopedics Unit) - No CNA Cert Required - Day Shift
Core
Facilitate Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), collect vital signs, perform point-of-care testing, and assist with advanced procedures like catheter/IV removal under nurse supervision.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (Advanced Acute Care)
Builds
Patient care and unit environment consistency
Domain
Healthcare / Orthopedics
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
ADL facilitation, vital signs collection, point-of-care testing, catheter/IV removal, specimen handling, patient safety monitoring, equipment maintenance, documentation, medication transport
Preferred skills
Precepting new staff, quality rounds participation, discharge coordination
Technologies
Point-of-care instruments, electronic health records, clerical equipment
Responsibilities
Perform venipunctures and skin punctures, document physical needs and changes in patient condition, process and transport specimens, assist with patient diets, coordinate patient transportation, support 5-minute drills and quality rounds, perform clerical duties for admissions/transfers/discharges
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC