Rush Memorial Hospital
Location: Rushville,IN, USA
Date: 2024-10-12T05:25:23Z
Job Description:
- JOB SUMMARY
- The Patient Care Technician in the Medical/Surgical Department delivers direct and indirect nursing care to assigned patients within the nursing assistant's scope of practice in collaboration with other members of the health team. This position is responsible for assisting in the delivery of routine nursing care to patients in the department and communicating changes in patient status and responses to the nurse assigned to the patient, in addition to other duties.
- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge & Experience
- Skills-
- Demonstrates responsible and accountable attention to patient safety and patient care.
- Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills necessary to interact with various levels of health care personnel
- Demonstrates ability to give and follow instructions accurately
- Knowledge-
- Education-
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Completion of an approved course of study for nursing assistants or current registration as a Certified Nursing Assistant with the State of Indiana Health Professions Bureau preferred
- Experience-
- A minimum of 1 year of experience required if not registered as a Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.)
- Phlebotomy experience preferred, however, not required.
- Hospital experience preferred, however, not required.
- Authority and Accountability
- Extensive exposure to confidential information or matters
- Frequent contact with various persons or groups within and outside of the hospital including employees, department managers, physicians, patients, volunteers, visitors and outside agency personnel
- Must be able to work with and communicate with different types of people
- Aptitudes
- Must be able to prioritize, utilize critical thinking, and adjust to change
- Must be able to reason and use logical problem-solving skills
- Performs duties that require some latitude for independent judgment and initiative in handling situations out of the ordinary