Patient Care Technician -Med​/Surg- Bayshore - Per Diem

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The Patient Care Technician functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population to achieve desired outcomes. This position focuses on expanding knowledge and skills, providing effective direct and indirect care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. Under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse, the PCT promotes patient satisfaction, comfort, and safety. The PCT assists with a variety of patient, unit, and environment‑related tasks and participates in patient safety initiatives.

• Provide patient care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the age of the guests/patients served in assigned service.
• Provide for effective and safe patient outcomes through practice, judgment, and critical actions.
• Maintain ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues, and other members of the healthcare team regarding patient status and rendered care.
• Take self‑directed or self‑motivated initiative to do more than is expected or required in the job, acting before being required to by events, improving job performance, and creating new opportunities.
• Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration of the patient’s plan of care from admission to discharge to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
• Participate in unit/department performance improvement (PI) activities.

• Welcomes patients and checks for proper identification bracelets.
• Prepares the patient for assessment/admission, physical examination, and procedures.
• Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients on the unit.
• Obtains clinical data (temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, O2 saturation) and documents findings in the patient record; notifies RN immediately of abnormal results.
• Draws intravenous or capillary blood from newborn through geriatric patients using proper aseptic collection techniques, ensuring appropriate labeling and processing of specimens.
• Performs venipuncture for laboratory tests.
• Follows through with designated responsibilities in collecting, labeling, and transporting specimens to the proper area at the appropriate time.
• Performs EKG for patients as directed.
• Ensures presence, functionality, and cleanliness of all necessary equipment; checks and maintains code cart, O2, and other emergency medical equipment.
• Applies bandages, slings, compression boots, and hypothermia blankets according to standard as directed by RN.
• Assists in the transport of patients to departments or units upon request.
• Assists with preparation as necessary, ensuring the patient is assisted with meals or fed as needed.
• Checks inventory of assigned area and restocks as directed.
• Ensures room environment is prepared for admission.
• Provides direct hygiene and comfort care to patients including bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed making.
• Assists patients with dressing/undressing and placing belongings in the appropriate bag labeled with completed property checklist; monitors return of clothing to family.
• Performs and documents glucose finger sticks and collects other specimens as directed.
• Provides post‑mortem care.
• Obtains and documents patient weights and observes and documents patient intake and output.
• Provides a safe patient environment by answering call lights promptly and communicating with the RN immediately for any change in the patient’s condition.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that…