Patient Care Technician
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POSITION SUMMARY Under direction and supervision of registered Nurse, assists with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment.RESPONSIBILITIES* 1. Functions as a co-worker to the nurse and a key member of the nursing care team:* Organizes patient care assignment and sets priorities.* Alerts RN co-worker to changes in patient status i.e., alteration in comfort, skin integrity, alterations in breathing pattern, etc.* Documents patient care and patient status changes on the appropriate chart forms.* Communicates routine information to RN periodically during shift i.e., intake and output.2. Assists RN in providing for ADL needs of patients:* Prepares patients for meals and feeds or assists with meals.* Provides between meal nourishment and fresh water to patients.* Bathes or assists patient to bathe, provides oral hygiene.* Toilets patients as necessary.* Maintains patient's mobility with range of motion exercises and ambulation.* Grooms patient, including shaving, as needed.* Participates with the RN in the development of a plan of care for assigned patient.* Utilizes a plan of care in carrying out patient assignments.3. Maintains patient care units in a neat and orderly condition:* Changes and makes beds.* Cleans and straightens bedside table and over-bed tables, as needed.* Strips patient units upon discharge of patient, in preparation for cleaning by Housekeeping Department.* Removes equipment from room. Cleans and place it in appropriate are.* Prepares room for new admissions, transfers, and post-operative patients.4. Assists Registered Nurse by performing selected procedures and simple treatments:* Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration rate and B.P. on admission and as assigned.* Measures and records fluid intake and output, totals at shift end.* Perform, mount and process EKG's.* Draw and process blood, as appropriate, within State and County guidelines.* Obtains specimens, such as urine, stool and sputum.* Administers enemas, as directed.* Weighs and records patient weight on admission and as indicated.* Shave patients as instructed in preparation for procedures.* Performs simple procedures utilizing aseptic technique (i.e. - applying and changing simple dressings).* Performs simple respiratory treatments, as required (i.e. oral suctioning).5. Performs a variety of related duties:* Assists patients in and out of bed, ambulates patients, lifts, turns and positions patients.* Assists with serving of meals; positions patient, cleans over-bed table, and helps distribute and collect trays.* Transports and accompanies patients to various departments, as directed.* Reports missing or damaged equipment to Nursing Unit Secretary.* Maintains non-patient rooms (i.e., utility rooms, linen rooms, kitchens, etc.) in a neat and orderly condition.* Maintains cleanliness of patient care equipment.* Performs constant observation on selected patients as assigned.* Follows medical Center's policies and procedures to support QA/QI efforts in patient care and services.* Performs post-mortem care and transports body to morgue.6. Takes part in Nursing's continuing education policy by:* Attending nursing attendant course during orientation program.* Participating and completing annual mandatory educational requirements.* Attending nursing attendant staff development programs offered throughout the year.7. Performs related duties, as required.* ADA Essential FunctionsREQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS* High School Diploma or equivalent, required.* Completion of Nurse Assistant course or equivalent, required.* OR* Prior experience as a Nursing Attendant or equivalent, required.* NYS Nurse Attendant certification, preferred.* Ability to communicate effectively and follow written and/or oral instructions.* Ability to work in diversified settings.* Ability to lift, turn, position, etc. Patients, as required.Hire Rate: $23.58Job Rate: $24.41* Additional Salary DetailThe salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).