SEIU Patient Care Technician
Core
Provides direct patient care under nurse supervision by performing basic and specialized physical and psychosocial interventions, including specimen collection, EKGs, and telemetry.
Role type
Patient Care Technician
Builds
Patient well-being, comfort, and safety
Domain
Healthcare / Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Specimen collection, Venipuncture, EKG performance, Telemetry monitoring, Patient orientation, Comfort measures, Quality assurance participation
Responsibilities
Collect and record specimens and body fluids; Perform direct patient care affecting well-being, comfort, and safety; Perform technical procedures like venipuncture and EKGs; Collect patient data and document on flow sheets; Attend to patients' environmental needs; Participate in Quality Assurance activities; Orient patients and families to the unit and room.