Healthcare Technician

• Assist Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses with delegated patient care and unit maintenance activities
• Provide patient hygiene, nutritional, elimination, skin care, comfort, and activity support
• Perform patient measurements including intake/output, vital signs, blood pressure, weights, drains, and abdominal girth
• Perform additional trained and certified skills such as intermittent urinary catheterization and clean dressing changes
• Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge processes
• Make patient rounds at least every two hours and respond promptly to call lights
• Report pertinent patient information to the assigned nurse and complete documentation before leaving the shift
• Maintain clean, organized, safe, and adequately stocked patient rooms and unit areas
• Perform unit maintenance duties, errands, equipment setup, supply management, and cleaning tasks
• Assist with patient lifting, transfers, moving, and handling using appropriate safety equipment
• Promote patient, family, staff, and environmental safety and report unsafe equipment or situations
• Contribute to department goals, quality assurance, infection control, patient satisfaction, and teamwork
• Attend educational offerings and support staffing needs across shifts
• Demonstrate warmth, concern, respect, privacy, and responsive communication with patients, families, and hospital personnel

• High school diploma/GED required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training within 3 months
• Ability to perform delegated patient care procedures under nurse direction
• Ability to provide hygiene, nutrition, elimination, skin care, comfort, mobility, and activity assistance
• Ability to perform patient measurements, vital signs, intake/output, and other assessments
• Ability to assist with admissions, transfers, discharges, lifting, transfers, and patient handling
• Ability to maintain a clean, organized, stocked, and safe patient environment
• Ability to use protective equipment, hand hygiene, body mechanics, gait belts, restraints, slide boards, and lift equipment appropriately
• Ability to respond promptly to alarms, call lights, urgent requests, and patient needs
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and accept delegated duties from registered and licensed practical nurses
• Ability to communicate pertinent patient information to nurses and interact respectfully with patients, families, and hospital personnel
• Ability to attend educational offerings and maintain current patient-care knowledge

Demonstrates proficiency in patient care assistance, including hygiene, nutrition, and vital sign monitoring, while maintaining a safe and organized environment. Capable of effective communication with patients and healthcare staff, ensuring quality care and adherence to safety protocols.

• Patient Care Assistance
• Vital Signs Monitoring
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training
• Patient Handling Techniques

• Patient Measurements
• Intermittent Urinary Catheterization
• Clean Dressing Changes
• Hygiene Assistance
• Nutrition Assistance
• Elimination Assistance
• Mobility Assistance
• Safety Equipment Usage
• Organizational Skills
• Documentation

• Responsive Communication
• Teamwork
• Respectful Interaction
• Warmth and Concern
• Prioritization

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training

• Patient Care
• Infection Control
• Quality Assurance
• Patient Satisfaction
• Unit Maintenance

• Protective Equipment
• Gait Belts
• Restraints
• Slide Boards
• Lift Equipment