Patient Care Technician I -Inpatient, Float Pool, 32 Hour, Days
Core
Provides direct patient care, monitoring, and assistance with daily living activities in an inpatient hospital setting.
Role type
Patient Care Technician I
Builds
Patient care services for inpatients
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Vital signs monitoring, EKG performance, phlebotomy, patient lifting and positioning, sterile technique, tube feeding management, ostomy care, specimen collection, fall prevention, de-escalation techniques
Preferred skills
Precepting new technicians, quality improvement participation
Technologies
Telemetry units, point-of-care testing devices, bladder scanners
Responsibilities
Monitor high-risk patients and report changes to RNs; assist with ADLs, hygiene, and ambulation; perform EKGs, POC tests, and phlebotomy; manage IV lines and sterile procedures; handle tube feeding and ostomy care; maintain patient safety and equipment.
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC