Patient Care Technician
Core
Clinical support partner assisting the patient care team with basic patient care tasks, telemetry monitoring, and health unit coordination duties.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (CNA)
Builds
Patient care services and unit operational support
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient Care, Nursing, Vital Signs, Specimen Collection, Safe Patient Handling, Patient Care Delivery
Preferred skills
Prior CNA experience, Current enrollment in nursing school
Technologies
Computer systems for documentation and order management
Responsibilities
Deliver basic patient care including toileting, bathing, and ambulation; monitor patients and perform telemetry duties; transport medications to RNs; assume Health Unit Coordinator duties such as answering phones and transcribing orders; implement plan of care within scope of practice.