PCT, Flex Unit, 24hr, Days
Core
Provides direct patient care, monitoring, and assistance with daily living activities under the direction of licensed clinicians in a hospital setting.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (Physical/Clinical work)
Builds
Patient care services for inpatients
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient observation, vital signs monitoring, patient lifting and positioning, daily living assistance, phlebotomy, EKG, POC tests, specimen collection, sterile technique, restraint application, tube feeding management, ostomy care, medical terminology, basic computer skills
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Monitor high-risk patients and communicate changes to RNs; assist patients with hygiene, ambulation, and meals; perform vital signs, EKGs, and POC tests; collect and prepare lab specimens; assist with IV lines and treatments; manage tube feeding and ostomy care; maintain patient safety and equipment.
Seniority
Entry-level