PCT; Patient Care Tech

Psychiatric Adult RN

Unit Notes Department:
Psychiatric (Adult)

# Beds: 27 beds

Common diagnoses:
Adults, schizophrenic, bipolar, schizoaffective, substance abuse, intellectually challenged population

Experience:

Must have 1 year in Psych experience. Ok with first time travelers.

Do you ever have IV's on this unit?:
No

Charge Nurse:
Charge Nurse- assistant nursing care coordinators run the unit 24 hours, 2 in am and 1 at night, travelers could be placed in charge role. Support from all hours- charge at max 5-6 patients.

Do you use physical restraints on this unit?: 4 points, leather- changing to another, want nursing to have experience, and will be covered in orientation.

Patient Care Technicians: PCTs

- Job Duties:

safety checks, room checks, vitals, weights on Saturday, ADLs, directly observing patient care, rounding every 15 minutes, phlebotomy (must have prior experience- will do some re-education on unit), blood glucose checks, 1:1s, and assisting nursing staff as needed.

Is RT available if needed? If patients have oxygen or need treatments does RT do these?:
Home cpap and bipap, rarely used. Have to make a consult if low pulse ox, and likely transfer as they become a 1:1 when patients need continuous oxygen.

Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips?:
No

Shifts & Scheduling: RN start at 7a-730p, 7p-730a. PCT

Shifts:

Days , Evenings , Nights . Travelers to give availability and they will do their best to accommodate requests, but ask travelers to stay flexible and fill gaps in permanent scheduling; do not guarantee block scheduling. Excessive call-ins are taken seriously and could lead to termination.

Weekend Requirements:
Every other weekend.

Holiday Requirements:
At least 2-3 in a year.

Is there call or a standby requirement?:
None, in emergency might as to pick up.

Floating Requirements:
Travelers are first to float. Float to any psych to adults and children units, psych emergency- crisis area, 5 beds/acute phase, detox, rehab.

Scrub Color:
Egg Plant

Unit Specific Orientation: 3 days on this units and will orient to some units that you can float to.