Patient Care Technician, Per Diem Varied Shift, Emergency Department, Hackettstown Medical Center

Patient Care Technician, Per Diem Varied Shift, Emergency Department, Hackettstown Medical Center

Hackettstown, NJ, United States

Assists nurse/physician with triage and primary assessment of patient:
Notifies
triage/charge/primary nurse of patient in distress. Assists patient and/or family
to appropriate exam area and places on stretcher. Initiates cardiac monitoring
and/or EKG. Functions as Triage Technician for adult and pediatric populations,
obtains vital signs and reports to nurse; measures and records patients' weight
in Kg, and visual acuity. Greets patients on arrival and assists triage nurse as
directed with v/s, EKGs, urine specimens, and blood glucose. Performs basic
EMT skills: simple dressings, application of ice, splinting, elevation of
extremities. Assists nurse/physician with immediate intervention procedures:
initiates EKG according to trigger guidelines; performs blood glucose.
Professionalism/Accountability:
Seeks to build on personal strengths;
recognizes personal limits. Accepts responsibility and is accountable for
decision making. Provides appropriate, constructive, and relevant feedback to
peers regarding their practice. Acts as a resource on the role of PCTs in the
E.D. Participates in the education and supervision of new staff technicians. Acts
as a resource on the role and development of technicians in the E.D. Provides
leadership on problem resolution. Preferred member of a professional
organization. Identifies/adheres to unit policies concerning breaks, personal
phone calls, cellular phone use, leaving the work area on non-break time,
scheduling, and absences from work. Attend department meetings as required.
Observes and maintains isolation precautions;
Equipment disinfection:
Adheres
to the recommended hand hygiene practices as defined by Infection Control.
Maintains standard precautions on all patients; washes hands before and after
caring for each patient. Initiates isolation precautions when necessary; follows
instructions on isolation signs when indicated. Replenishes PPE storage areas
throughout department. Cleans EMS equipment and returns to EMS equipment
storage area. Assists with disinfecting stretchers after patient use. Rinses soiled
surgical trays prior to placing in Dirty Utility area.

Reports patient care and determines priorities of care:
Recognizes changes in
general patient condition and reports to primary or charge RN. Measures and
reports: vital signs, output from urinals, bedpans, foley catheters, wall suction
(gastric or respiratory), and oral intake. Demonstrates flexibility in responding
to patient and department needs while completing assignments. Works as a
team member in meeting unit needs, changing from assigned area as needed.
Contributes knowledge of individual patient routines to the plan of care.
Proactively monitor assignments and communicate frequently with primary
nurse and charge technician; works through the Charge Nurse and Charge
Technician to reset priorities of multiple assignments to be completed.
Communicates with the Charge Technician regarding assignments and
department issues. Utilizes ICS during times of disasters. Educated on use of
the Disaster Triage Tag. Job Function: 05. Patient safety and comfort
measures:
Properly identifies patients prior to intervention utilizing two patient
identifiers. Usage of Soft m; proactively answers call bells and requests
for assistance. Cleans and stocks panels/rooms/carts as per assignment and
monitors/restocks as needed. Maintains bell rail position on occupied stretchers.
Applies brakes on all stretchers. Assists RN in Applying restraints, responds to
AHS Emergency Codes (Code Purple, Code Red, etc.) Assists patients to
disrobe for exam. Secures belongings in patient belonging bag. Completes
valuable…