PCT I/II 32 hours per week, nights, 8-hr shifts Geriatric Medical Psychiatric Unit
Core
Provides direct patient care, daily living assistance, and clinical support to geriatric psychiatric patients under the direction of licensed clinicians.
Role type
Patient Care Technician I/II
Builds
Patient care services and safety protocols for geriatric psychiatric units
Domain
Healthcare / Geriatric Psychiatry
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
patient care, vital signs monitoring, EKG performance, phlebotomy, patient lifting and positioning, sterile technique, tube feeding management, ostomy care, fall prevention, de-escalation techniques, medical terminology, computer skills
Preferred skills
precepting new technicians, quality improvement participation
Technologies
EKG machines, telemetry units, point-of-care testing devices, bladder scanners, infusion pumps
Responsibilities
Monitor high-risk patients and report changes in condition, assist with personal hygiene and ambulation, perform phlebotomy and specimen collection, manage IV lines and hemodynamic equipment, administer tube feeding and manage drainage systems, maintain safe environment and utilize restraint protocols when necessary, replenish supplies and maintain equipment
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC