PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN - 9 South PCU
Core
Provides basic clerical and technical clinical services relating to the care, cleanliness, safety, and comfort for patients in a hospital unit.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (PCU)
Builds
Patient care and unit operational support
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Support
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Basic nursing care, activities of daily living assistance, patient documentation, patient transport, equipment operation and maintenance, supply ordering and stocking, admission/transfer/discharge coordination, phone screening and call routing, regulatory compliance monitoring, phlebotomy, nonsterile wound care, saline lock replacement, colostomy bag changes
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; leads admission, transfer, and discharge processes; monitors unit cleanliness and safety; participates in sitter process; performs phlebotomy, wound care, and colostomy bag changes as competency appropriate.
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC