FSH Patient Care Technician Med Surg FT

FSH Patient Care Technician Med Surg FT

To provide high quality of care through compassion to all we serve by creating a supportive environment for our patients, clinical staff and employees.

Job Summary:

Provides direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a registered nurse. Provides for personal care, comfort and assists with safe, clean environment, maintains equipment and supplies.

Reasonable Accommodation:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising patient care.

Required Skills:

• Ability to maintain collaborative working relationships to ensure a positive and productive work environment.
• Ability to plan and prioritize work with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to provide exceptional customer service.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge and proficiency of hospital information technology applications.

Essential Functions:

• Answers patient call lights, makes rounds to assigned patients.
• Assists with simple dressing changes.
• Demonstrates the ability to type and write clear, concise notes, simple charting that reflects patient care given.
• Distributes water pitchers and other nourishments to patients.
• Notifies appropriate licensed personnel when patient complains of pain or has other needs/concerns that cannot be met by PCT.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Prepares patient rooms for admission.
• Removes trash and linen for housekeeping when needed.
• Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, transferring patients and assisting patients with ambulation.
• Prepares patients for meals; serves and removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds patients if necessary.
• Reports and when appropriate, records any changes observed in the condition or behavior of the patient.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and intake-output.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year of related healthcare experience.

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• BLS Certificate

Salary:

• $25/hr.
• 12 hr. shifts