Patient Care Technician​/Senior Nursing Attendant - Unit Night Shift

Overview

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is a full-service teaching hospital and Level I trauma center located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The hospital is central to a network of affiliated ambulatory and outpatient practices and serves as NYU Langone Health's anchor for healthcare access, growth, and delivery in the borough. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive.

We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Patient Care Technician/Senior Nursing Attendant - Unit 4800 Night Shift. In this role, the successful candidate assists the professional nurse in the care of patients and families by completing assigned patient care tasks; provides competent, safe, and compassionate care with emphasis on an understanding of the challenges faced by hospitalization, undergoing procedures or diagnostic tests;

provides support to the unit in the maintenance and safety of supplies, equipment and the environment; demonstrates NYU Langone Health Core Values in all aspects of job performance.

• Demonstrates knowledge of the NYU Langone Health Core Values and incorporates them into the performance of duties.
• Demonstrates respect for patient confidentiality, privacy, dignity, and rights.
• Demonstrates accountability for supplies, equipment, and environmental support.
• Assists in the collection of data for the units Quality and Performance Improvement Program that includes patient satisfaction and other measures.
• Assists the nurse in the review and corrective action plans regarding patient/family response, and satisfaction.
• Recognizes own limitations and requests assistance when needed.
• Discusses educational concerns and goals with the Nurse Manager or appropriate leadership.
• Seeks learning resources for identified learning needs.
• Participates in the orientation process of other patient care technicians. Participates in unit meetings and conferences.
• Completes annual mandatory education requirements for patient care technicians.
• Demonstrates awareness of the needs and behaviors of specific patient age groups and different cultures.
• Assists in supporting unit activities as requested and assists in emergency situations as directed.
• Utilizes specialized skills and safety when carrying out specific tasks of patient care as assigned, including phlebotomy, finger sticks for glucose, and electrocardiograms.
• Demonstrates understanding of infection prevention and control standards.
• Assists in data collection and activities as assigned. Maintains safety and comfort needs of patients and families. Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge procedures per unit/service operations.
• Communicates responsiveness and support to patients, families, and other staff verbally and non-verbally.
• Observes general behavior and reports to the registered nurse to whom assigned.
• Performs safety observations for patients on continuous observation or in restraints, per policy and as directed.
• Provides assistance to patients in activities of daily living as applicable.
• Completes delegated responsibilities as directed by the registered nurse.
• Uses clear, caring, and respectful communication with patients and families, nurses, and other members of the health care team. Functions as a respectful member of the health care team.
• Answers patient call lights promptly and effectively; completes patient requests for assistance with personal care and activity, and reports requests not within the role of the patient care technician to the professional nurse assigned to the patient.
• Reports observations concerning patients to the professional nurse responsible for the patient on a given shift. Responds to requests for specific tasks as delegated by any registered professional nurse.
• Provides security of patients’ personal property and handles valuables according to hospital procedure. Maintains cleanliness of the nursing unit as appropriate to position (e.g., utility room, unit refrigerators).
• Gives direct assistance to all team members, including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, physicians, nursing attendants, patient unit clerks, escorts, dietary and other health care employees.
• Assists in having patients ready for scheduled appointments, including placing the patient on a stretcher or in a wheelchair. Runs errands to other departments, including delivery of specimens and equipment.
• Assists in keeping patient environment, equipment, and patient care areas clean, safe, and orderly.
• Ensures necessary equipment and supplies are present in patient rooms and on the unit.

Patient Care Technician: High School graduate or equivalent required. Graduate of a PCT program with at least 6 months hospital experience OR CNA graduate with course in EKG & Phlebotomy and PCT certification eligible with at least 6 months hospital experience, OR PCT…