Patient Care Technician CNA
Core
Clinical support partner assisting the patient care team with basic patient care tasks, procedures, and unit coordination duties.
Role type
Patient Care Technician / CNA
Builds
Direct patient care services and unit operational support
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient Care, Vital Signs, Specimen Collection, Safe Patient Handling, Nursing Fundamentals, Computer Literacy
Preferred skills
Prior CNA experience, Current enrollment in nursing school
Technologies
Patient monitors, Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Responsibilities
Deliver basic patient care including toileting, bathing, ambulating, and comfort measures; Monitor patients and perform telemetry duties; Transport medications to RNs; Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to implement plan of care; Assume Health Unit Coordinator duties including answering phones, transcribing orders, and managing unit supplies.