Patient Care Technician | Med-Surg, Part-Time (Benefit Eligible), 1st Shift

What You'll Do

• Supports the licensed nurses by assuming responsibility for direct and indirect patient care, such as assisting with activities of daily living, personal care, comfort measures, and maintenance of a safe and clean environment, in an effort to provide optimum patient outcome and efficiencies to flow.
• Collects patient data such as vital signs, weights, I & O, and point of care fingerstick blood glucose then identifies and reports significant findings to the licensed nurse. Documents findings and care within established timeframes. Assists patients with calling for transportation as needed; monitors the overall appearance of the lobbies and entrances; assists and directs patients regarding the registration process and Hospital procedures.
• Communicates professionally and appropriately at all times with staff, patients, and visitors. Maintains accurate employee records. Demonstrates the concept of teamwork. Serves as primary resource for patients and guests by greeting, instructing and directing patients in a prompt, courteous and helpful manner; serves as a liaison between patients, staff and other departments; demonstrates being proactive and solution focused; sets example of customer service for all employees to emulate; provides wheelchair assistance as needed; responds to inquiries and directs parties to appropriate authority.
• Uses equipment appropriately. Charges supplies accurately. Processes used linen, trash, instruments, sharps and waste products at completion at appropriate times.
• Performs administrative duties as necessary such as: entering and retrieving data, breakdown of charts.
• Responsible for accurate record keeping and proper notification of abnormal vital signs, patient conditions, or alarms.
• Responds to emergencies outside normal working hours (i.e. internal and external disasters); may work rotating shifts, required to work weekend and holiday shifts as scheduled or assigned.
• Exhibits behaviors reflective of Memorial's core values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Service.
• Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.
• Attends all mandatory education and in-services (i.e., team training, safety, infection control, etc.); completes mandatory health requirements.
• Employee performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital's and department's Ethics and Compliance program and is responsible to detect, observe and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, or upward through the chain of command, the Compliance Officer, or the hospital hotline.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

Completion of high school education supplemented with coursework or experience which evidences basic knowledge of patient care techniques (i.e. currently enrolled in nursing or other related medical field and/or proven competency based qualifications of PCT II.

Obtain American Heart Association BLS certification within 60 days of hire and maintains continuous certification; obtains Behavioral Health & De-Escalation training (BHDT) within six (6) months of employment and maintains annual certification.