Patient Care Technician

pediatric emergency room patient care tech

part time, permanent, weekends rotating, weekdays will rotate, 11:15pm-7:15am, 15 hours per week

minimum of 1 year of experience in direct patient care.

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 vein punctures, ekg and blood glucose monitoring as needed. Accesses labs in macs/sunquest.
• assists patient 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., wipes 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 post mortem 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.
• prepares dietary trays for patients.
• teaches cane use and crutch walking in collaboration with md/rn.
• transports patients intra and inter-departmentally.
• cleans and prepares stretchers.