Patient Care Tech - CSDU - PT, Day Shift
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DEPARTMENT: CARDIAC STEP DOWN UNIT (CSDU)FACILITY: Tift Regional Medical CenterWORK TYPE: Part Time No Benefits SHIFT: DaytimeHOURS: 7a-7pSUMMARY: Patient Care Techs (PCTs) assist in providing patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse for assigned patients. They are responsible for providing excellent customer service to patients, patient's families, visitors, physicians, and co-workers. They complete other duties as assigned on their particular nursing unit.RESPONSIBILITIES:* Perform blood sugar testing and report results to nurse.* Maintains cleanliness in the unit area.* Makes proper charges for supplies, equipment, and services.* Conducts hourly rounding to meet patient/patient's family's needs.* Updates patient communication board during hourly rounding, bedside shift report, and as needed.* Documents and communicates patient needs to nursing staff.* Maintains the safety of patients who have been identified at risk for preventable injury by the implementation of nursing safety interventions or the use of protective devices/equipment under the supervision of the registered nurse. Ex. side rails, alarms, bed in low position and locked. * Perform vital signs and documents in EMR. * Recognizes abnormal vital signs and reports to nurse.* Assist patients with ADL'S as needed and document (grooming, bathing, eating, and walking).* Changes patient's bed linens.* Record I&O in EMR.* Scans Intellishelf appropriate to capture supplies. * Ensure patients are comfortable in bed and adjusts bed settings and or reposition/turns every 2 hours if needed.* Transport patients via wheelchair, bed, or stretcher as needed.* Demonstrates the ability to handle confidential information with discretion for the patient, family, and/or co-worker.* Protects patient's rights by knocking before entering the room and by properly draping patients prior to a procedure.* Makes needed copies of chart when patient is transferred or discharged.* Immediately reports any patient complaint/grievance to nurse, nurse leader, or manager.* Conducts cardiac monitoring as needed (specific to Centralized Telemetry Bank).* Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and facility regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified. * Understands and adheres to compliance standards as they appear in the Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct, and Conflicts of Interest Policy.* Demonstrates age-specific skills as required by position.* Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs. * Attends all mandatory education programs.* Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes.* Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements.* Willing to cross-train in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in department.* Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects.* Manages resources effectively.* Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment.* Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.EDUCATION:* High School Diploma or EquivalentCREDENTIALS: OTHER INFORMATION:* Current Certified Nurse Aide certification accepted in lieu of education requirement. * Successful completion of a Certified Nursing Assistant, PCT, or Medical Assistant program preferred. * One year of hospital or nursing home experienced preferred. Southwell/Tift Regional Health System, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.