Patient Care Technician - G2

Maimonides Health Patient Care Technician

Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, performs basic, routine duties related directly and indirectly to patient care.

Responsibilities

A. Direct Patient Care

• Obtains and records on Flow Sheet and electronic record, patient's temperature (oral, rectal, temporal) pulse, respirations, blood pressure, pulse oximetry reading, and reports deviations from age-appropriate norms to primary or charge nurse.
• Performs venipunctures, EKG and blood glucose monitoring as needed. Accesses labs in MACS/Sunquest.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living including skin care (e.g., bathes, oral care, dress, helps patient ambulate, assists/feeds patient).
• Applies antithrombic stockings under the directions of the RN.
• Assists with correctly positioning and turning patients in both bed and chair.
• Collects and sends specimens (e.g., urine, stool, sputum, blood).
• Performs foley catheter care and administers fleet enemas.
• Records intake (oral) and output (e.g., urinary, GI tubes and drains, vomitus and colostomy) accurately.
• Obtains and records height and weight of patient.
• Cares for patients in restraints as per Hospital Policy PROF #62.
• Assists RN with cardiac support and monitoring; applies cardiac monitor, admit/discharge from monitor and reports basic observations regarding skin color and moisture to the RN.
• Assists physician/nurse with treatments, diagnostic procedures (e.g., positions and holds patient).
• Communicates effectively with Primary and/or Charge Nurse and other members of the health care team regarding patient's needs, requests and/or changes in patient's condition.
• Initiates age-appropriate skin care bundle for all patients at risk for pressure ulcers, incontinent patients and patients with stage I pressure ulcers.
• Assists RN with respiratory support: (not initial application), applies O 2 face mask, nasal cannula, pulse oximetry, oral suctioning, chest PT and incentive spirometer. Prepares equipment for trach care.
• Answers all call lights and patients requests in a timely fashion.
• Downloads EKG's and retrieves EKG's from data base.
• Transports patients to other rooms on current patient care unit.

B. Patient Care-Related Duties

• Performs hand off communication at bedside.
• Prepares equipment and patient for treatments or invasive procedures (e.g., sets up rooms, gathers equipment and trays, applies simple non-sterile dressings).
• Prepares pre- and post-operative beds; moves beds/furniture as necessary.
• Keeps patient unit and non-patient unit clean (e.g., wipe tables, cleans area, clean-up after procedures, cleans equipment between patients).
• Prepares area/unit with proper equipment for admission, transfer or discharge of patient.
• Answers telephones, prepares admission/discharge charts as required.
• Stocks and maintains supplies and equipment in area as directed (par level); reports need to restock to manager and/or designee.
• Applies principles of infection control by following proper handwashing techniques, and isolation precautions.
• Makes frequent patient rounds to ensure patient safety and comfort.
• Reports significant unit problems to charge nurse.
• Renders postmortem care (e.g., prepares body for morgue).
• Patient care responsibilities are delivered with a knowledge of patient growth and development and are appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards. Promotes adherence to the Patient's Bill of Rights.

Cardiology

• Transports patients within the laboratory areas and to other areas within MMC as required.
• Prepares patients for procedures in cooperation with other members of the Cath Lab team: places electrodes in correct anatomical position so as not to interfere with fluoroscopic field; attaches patients to cardiac monitors; shaves procedural access sites. Preprocedural prep for EPS, catheterization, cardioversion, TEE, etc.
• Cleans and disposes of supplies and equipment properly following invasive procedures; places garbage in proper receptacles; replaces full waste containers as necessary.

Qualifications

Basic Competencies

• Education: High School Diploma or High School Equivalency required.
• Successful completion of Certified Nursing Assistant Program, or New York State Certified Nursing Assistant Program, or EMS Training.
• Pass Patient Care Technician (PCT) Test (75% or greater).

Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience in direct patient care.

Skills: Technical skills required for patient care. Good oral and written communication skills. Good interpersonal skills. Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.