PATIENT CARE TECH

Job Description

Job Description

• Assist with patient care as needed, including performing EKG’s.

• Accept laundry delivery and put away as necessary.

• Assist patients with activities of daily living.

• Provide transportation of specimens to Frozen Section lab.

• Assist in discharge of patients from the facility.

• Clean beds between patients and remake and transfer beds to the Holding Area, as needed.

• Responsible for maintaining stock in the PACU, Recovery Lounge, Recovery Lounge Bathroom and Visitor’s Bathroom.

• Responsible for annual inventory, as directed by the Purchasing Coordinator.

• Responsible for weekly cleaning of PACU and Recovery Lounge.

• Responsible for copying of forms or articles, as directed.

• Responsible for ordering and maintaining appropriate supply of patients’ nourishments.

• Perform daily cleaning of facility as assigned by OR/PACU Charge Nurse or Clinical Manager.

• Opening, unloading, and distributing freight.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Charge Nurse or Clinical Manager.

• Check and remove laundry bags as they fill.

• Discharge patients to car when asked.

• Check and restock Recovery Lounge cupboards for day.

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• Restock refrigerator daily.

• General cleaning as assigned.

• Help out wherever needed in LCS.

• Assume responsibility for personal growth by participating in scheduled and mandatory in-services.

• Flex schedule to accommodate LCS.

• Work late as assigned in advance.

• Use good work safety habits.

• Other duties as assigned.

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS: 

1. Effectively demonstrate concern for customers within or outside the organization.
2. Effectively and clearly communicate ideas/information both verbally and in writing with co-workers.
3. Capable of working effectively as a member of a team throughout organization while maintaining mutual cooperation.
4. Seeks to improve quality in all aspects of work performance.
5. Actively shows initiative in job position through collaboration, suggestion, self-starting and innovation.
6. Makes sound, logical decisions, maintains flexibility in changing situations and selects appropriate course of action to achieve desired results.
7. Ability to set goals and establish priorities while utilizing effective time management skills.

Demonstrates appropriate concern for budgetary constraints

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma
• Health care experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively
• Excellent physical and mental health:  walking, standing, lifting, moving equipment and patients required

Cooperative and dependable