PCT II - Senior Retreat Camden

Overview

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) reports to the Nurse Manager. Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, the PCT performs multi-skilled activities to support a decentralized patient-centered approach to patient care and achieve desired outcomes. The PCT’s responsibilities include measuring and documenting vital signs, identifying patient concerns and reporting them to colleagues. The PCT may move, turn or relocate patients as required for comfort and medical needs.

An effective PCT should have patience, empathy and intuition, with good communication and organizational skills to interact with the Manager and Charge Nurse and convey issues to the Care Team.

• Measure and document vital signs.
• Identify patient concerns and report them to colleagues.
• Move, turn or relocate patients as required for comfort and medical requirements.
• Communicate with the Manager, Charge Nurse and Care Team to relay issues and updates.

• Entity: Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
• Worker Type: Employee
• Worker Sub-Type: Regular
• Cost Center: CC001400 KER - Geriatric Psych Care (KMC)
• Pay Rate Type: Hourly
• Pay Grade: Health-21
• Scheduled Weekly
  
  Hours:
  
  36
• Work Shift:

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) reports to the Nurse Manager. Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, the PCT performs multi-skilled activities to support a decentralized patient-centered approach to patient care and achieve desired outcomes. A PCT’s responsibility includes measuring and documenting vital signs and identifying patient concerns, reporting them to colleagues. A PCT’s duty includes moving, turning or relocating patients as required for comfort and medical requirements.

An effective PCT should have patience, empathy and intuition to serve patients best, with good communication and organizational skills to interact with the Manager and Charge Nurse and communicate issues to Care Team Members.

A high school diploma or equivalent (GED) required. At least 1 year of patient care work experience in a health care facility or Certified Nursing Assistant is preferred.

Basic Life Support required upon hire. Thereafter, must maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS), either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.

Physical Requirements: Ability to perform job functions while standing (Continuous); sitting (Continuous); walking (Continuous); climb stairs (Infrequent); work indoors (Continuous); work outside in temperature extremes (Infrequent); work from elevated areas (Frequent); work in confined/cramped spaces (Frequent); kneeling (Infrequent); bend at the waist (Continuous); twist at the waist (Frequent); squat and perform job functions (Frequent); pinching (Frequent); gross motor activities and fine manipulation (Continuous);

reach overhead (Frequent); repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders (Continuous); full use of both legs and coordination (Continuous); lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted (Infrequent); lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted (Infrequent); lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (Infrequent); exert up to 50 lbs. of force (Frequent); examples include transferring a patient, pushing a wheelchair or stretcher as described (see original for details).

Visual and auditory requirements are listed as continuous capabilities; color discrimination, depth perception, peripheral vision, and hearing maintenance are required.

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