Patient Care Technician - 7 South PCU - FT
Core
Provides basic nursing care, technical skills, and activities of daily living support for patients with non-traumatic brain injuries, stroke, seizure disorders, and other diagnoses in a step-down unit.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (PCU)
Builds
Patient care and safety in a step-down neurological unit
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Basic nursing care, activities of daily living assistance, patient documentation, patient transport, equipment operation, supply management, regulatory compliance, phlebotomy (competency appropriate), nonsterile wound care (competency appropriate), IV maintenance (competency appropriate), ostomy care (competency appropriate)
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Unit-based software, Intranet
Responsibilities
Assists patients with activities of daily living, documents and reports patient observations, transports patients and supplies, processes equipment between patients, participates in unit quality activities, assists with admission and discharge processes, monitors unit cleanliness and safety, may perform phlebotomy, wound care, IV maintenance, or ostomy care
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC