Patient Care Technician - Full Time

Job Title

Patient Care Technician

Summary Of Duties

Provides activities of daily living and other specified patient care procedures for the adult and geriatric patient.

Essential Job Functions

Provides for patient's activities of daily living with either total or partial assistance as directed by patient condition:

• Bath or shower
• Oral and/or denture care
• Perineal care
• Turning and repositioning every two hours or greater as indicated by patient need
• Ambulation
• Meal Assistance

Performs indirect patient care tasks and unit functions: including but not limited to:

• Answers call lights and relays information promptly to the nurses
• Runs errands to obtain medications, supplies, etc.
• Transports specimens
• Inventories supplies; compiles list of needed supplies
• Stocks supplies and patient meds when delivered to facility
• Discharge preparation (packing personal items, transports patient, etc.)
• Cleans and maintains unit and patient equipment

Assists patients with elimination needs

Performs simple range of motion

Performs finger stick blood glucose test

Performs intake and output measurements (oral, IV, NG, drains, etc.)

Performs vital sign measurements

Obtains 12 lead EKGs

Assists physicians and nurses with special procedures

Assists with stocking of supplies and assesses inventory needs for medical and general supplies in coordination with the Administrative Secretary/ Materiels Management Coordinator and/or other management staff, and following hospital purchasing protocols

Cleans and stores dirty hospital equipment for future patient use

Performs other duties as assigned

Education

High school diploma or GED equivalent required.

Experience

Minimum of one year of patient care experience required.

Physical Requirements For Essential Job Functions

1. Ability to lift 50 lbs. occasionally, 20 lbs. frequently, and 10 lbs. constantly.
2. Ability to walk and stand 80% of an 8 to 12 hour shift.
3. Ability to push/pull up to 200 lbs. in order to position patients, move beds, carts, etc., and aid patients in ambulation.
4. Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately, so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.