Patient Care Technician - Emergency Department

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** UAMS offers amazing benefits and perks** (available for benefits eligible positions only):
* Health:
Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for qualifying staff and family
* Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
* Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
* Retirement:
Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS
* Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
* Career Training and Educational Opportunities
* Merchant Discounts
* Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy
* High School Diploma/GED and successful completion of patient care technician course within 3 months of hire.
* Must have excellent communication skills, ability to follow oral instructions, basic computer skills, strong work ethics and accountability.
* Must be able to lift 100 lbs. to waist height.
* Certification as a nursing assistant or military corpsman
* 1 year Patient care experience in acute care setting.
* Obtains patient report and has on-going communication with R.N. regarding patient care/changes in condition;
Informs nurse of patient requests or complaints.
* Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
* Transports patients to other areas of the hospital as directed.
* Carries out the Plan of Care for Patient using a Multidisciplinary Approach as Delegated by Team Leader.
* Communicates effectively with other team members to facilitate patient care.
* Accepts directions from R.N.s and team members.
* Follows through on delegated patient care activities.
* Provides appropriate grooming/oral hygiene and comfort measures and assists patients with activities (ambulation, up in chair, turn and reposition).
* Documents all patient care activities/tasks, vital signs, ADL, wave tests, I&O's accurately and timely and per unit and department standards.
* Assists patients and visitors with information and/or solutions to problems.
* Serves as resources person to support department members in performance of duties.
* Notifies appropriate staff members of problems requiring prompt intervention.
* May perform other duties as assigned.

At the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), we are looking for health care and non-health care professionals who believe in excellence as a way of life. If you think you have the skills and commitment to succeed at the highest level, consider a career at UAMS, the state’s only academic health sciences center. Combining diverse talents and expertise, our employees work together to provide advanced patient care.

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