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Job Responsibility:
Under the direction of a licensed nurse, provides patient care by performing basic procedures and selected specialized procedures that contribute to the well being, comfort and safety of patients
Participates in the delivery of patient care by performing basic and specialized physical and psychosocial interventions as defined by the Patient Care Technician Skill Inventory
Collects and records specimens and body fluids
Under direct supervision of a nurse, performs direct patient care affecting well being, comfort and safety of patients
Performs technical procedures and reports findings to nursing staff
Performs venipuncture for blood samples
Performs EKGs
Places electrodes and obtains telemetry readings
Collects patient data as defined by the Skill Inventory List and documents data on appropriate flow sheets
Collects specimens, performs basic tests or sends specimens to appropriate laboratory for analysis per Hospital policies
Attends to patients' environmental needs by straightening belongings, offering comfort measures at direction of nurse
Participates in Quality Assurance activities as directed by nurse
Orients patient/family to unit and patient room, and provides copies of Patients' Bill of Rights, as directed by nurse
Performs other duties as assigned by nurse to support unit functioning and patient care delivery
Requirements:
High School Diploma
two years of experience in health care delivery in positions such as: Nursing Assistant, Home Health Aide, EMT, Medic/Corps Person
or two clinical semesters completed as a Nursing Student
or equivalent combination of education and experience