Patient Care Technician PCT - Surgical Trauma - PRN-B

Job Category:

Clinical Support

Work Shift/

Schedule:

12 Hr Morning - Evening

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

The Trauma Surgical Unit is a 20-room nursing unit. On Trauma Surgical, as part of a verified Level 1 Trauma Center, exceptional care is delivered to a vast array of trauma and acute care surgery patients, including, but not limited to:

• Trauma surgery and related multi-system injuries

• Orthopedic trauma and related injuries

• Emergent and scheduled acute care surgery

• Other Neurosurgical and Vascular surgical patients, as well as limited medical overflow

• Licensure or other certifications: CCHT certification (for dialysis unit only).

• Educational Requirements: High School Diploma, GED, or high school transcript showing completion of at least the sophomore level of high school.

• Minimum Experience: One year previous experience as a nursing assistant, patient care technician, or unit assistant is required.
  *** Nursing students who have successfully completed Foundations of Nursing are eligible without previous experience.

• Other:

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:

• Preferred
  
  Educational Requirements:
  
  

• Preferred Experience:

• Other:

• Good interpersonal skills

• Physical ability to push/pull patients

• Adaptable in changing situation and work assignments

• Able to accept direction from professional nursing staff, and perform basic technical skills and procedures

• Bi-lingual basic language skills preferred

• Obtains and reports basic patient physiological data (such as vital signs, weight, skin condition, color, and character of urine and stool).

• Utilizes proper body mechanics, provides for positioning, mobility hygiene, ADL, and/or comfort needs according to procedure and direction.

• Monitors p.o. intake and urine output, recording amount on appropriate forms.

• Promptly identifies and reports physical and mental status changes to licensed staff assigned to the patient.

• Organizes patient care and sets appropriate priorities by implementing physician and nursing orders within prescribed time frames.

• Performs therapeutic procedures within the parameters of the job description; reporting patients response to supervising nurse.

• Makes frequent rounds to patients room in addition to responding without prompting to patient call lights, instituting appropriate actions.

• Orients patient/family/Significant other to unit & room. Greets patient & family in a positive pleasant manner with each encounter.

• Explains procedure or care to be provided to patient prior to start of procedure.

• Accurately & timely records patient data and forwards to supervisory staff within established time frames.

• Attains proficiency with all required IT systems to support the clinical staff & accurate documentation of patient care.

• Answers the telephone in a polite and courteous manner. Screens and refers all calls appropriately to ensure accurate communication. Refers all calls to leave orders for patient care to licensed staff. Relays telephone, verbal, and written requests accurately to the appropriate individual (s).

• Places reports (ie:, x-ray, etc.) in patient’s chart or insures reports are sent to appropriate units.

• Contributes to patient safety by: Utilization of Universal Precautions for all patients and appropriate use of personal protective equipment. Careful adherence to NGHS Hand Hygiene policy. Providing a safe patient environment (i.e. call light within reach, side-rails up, etc.) Obtaining and restocking isolation supplies for patients on Infection Precautions. Completing and documenting equipment cleaning…