Patient Care Tech; Temp

Job Summary

Under direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or other designated supervisor, the candidate will provide direct patient care or miscellaneous technical support by performing delegated procedures of a specialized and technical nature. This may include obtaining hemodynamic measurements, setting up and maintaining specialized clinical equipment, performing delegated clinical or laboratory procedures, changing dressings, assisting with admission and discharge procedures, and assisting with more complex procedures and performing complex diagnostic testing.

The candidate will also develop and recommend changes in patient care activities to improve the quality of patient care services. Under FLSA, incumbents in this position are non‑exempt.

• Obtains vital signs, temperature, height/length, weight, oxygen saturation, and pain scores; reports abnormal values to RN. Obtains other measurements (i.e., head circumference, abdominal girth) per unit standard.
• Responds to monitor alarms.
• Utilizes palpation/auscultation and Doppler to determine heart rate and blood pressure.
• Observes, monitors and reports the overt physical condition of assigned patient(s).
• Responds to physiologic monitor alarms based on unit training and competencies.
• Measures and records intake and output.
• Functions as a sitter.
• Assists physician/provider during diagnostic procedures; assists and supports patient before and during procedures; assists in specimen collection.
• Applies and changes ECG electrodes and pulse oximeter probe; attaches patient to travel (ECG and A‑line) monitor.
• Places monitor strips on inpatient records.

• Performs point of care testing; maintains and calibrates equipment and supplies.
• Collects blood specimens from arterial, CVP and PIC lines.
• Collects specimens, including urine, stool, sputum and swabs; performs urine determination including sugar, acetone, specific gravity protein, pH.
• Performs finger/heel stick blood collection and chemstick test.
• Initiates, maintains and records 24‑hour urine collection.
• Transports blood and laboratory specimens.

• Discontinues peripheral IVs.
• Removes peripheral IV dressings.
• Primes peripheral (without additives) and central/pressure heparin set‑ups (after bag spiked by RN); times and dates bag/tubing per policy.

• Assists patients with personal hygiene including baths, oral care, skin care, umbilical cord and circumcision care.
• Performs preventative skin care, pre‑operative preps, perineal care.
• Provides toileting/bedpan/urinal; removes/empties Foley catheters; weighs diapers.
• Accompanies, escorts, ambulates, moves, turns, dangles, lifts, transports and attends/holds/positions patients.
• Assists with range of motion; applies rehabilitation equipment; releases and applies devices such as wheelchair seatbelt, adaptive equipment, etc., to position patients and limit movements.
• Provides patient nourishment by handling trays, snacks, beverages, ordering meals/snacks, and feeding patients.
• Double‑checks breast milk with RN.

• Performs tube feedings of patients under RN direction, and after the RN has confirmed placement just before each feeding.

• Performs intermittent sterile urinary catheterizations.
• Performs clean urinary catheterizations (Pediatrics only).
• Connects, drains and disconnects urinary catheters.
• Assembles intermittent bladder irrigation supplies.
• Discontinues urinary catheters.
• Applies condom catheter.
• Determines bladder status with bladder scanner.

• Administers cleansing enemas that do not contain medication.
• Applies external fecal incontinence device bags.

• Cleanses and redresses non‑sterile wounds.
• Performs simple sterile dressing changes.
• Assists RN with complex dressing changes.
• Cares for permanent drainage sites and applies appropriate collection device (e.g., ostomy, G‑tube).
• Applies binders, ACE wraps, hot and cold applications; provides soaks and special baths.

• Assists with tracheostomy care on stable tracheotomies, cleaning and redressing the area; assists with tape and tie changes.
• Performs endotracheal/tracheostomy tube suctioning…