Patient Care Technician - Full Time - Noland Health Services : Job Details

Summary of Duties

Provides activities of daily living and other specified patient care procedures for the adult and geriatric patient.

Essential Job Functions

* Provides for patient's activities of daily living with either total or partial assistance as directed by patient condition:

* Bath or shower

* Oral and/or denture care

* Perineal care

* Turning and repositioning every two hours or greater as indicated by patient need

* Ambulation

* Meal Assistance

* Performs indirect patient care tasks and unit functions: including but not limited to:

* Answers call lights and relays information promptly to the nurses

* Runs errands to obtain medications, supplies, etc.

* Transports specimens

* Inventories supplies; compiles list of needed supplies

* Stocks supplies and patient meds when delivered to facility

* Discharge preparation (packing personal items, transports patient, etc.)

* Cleans and maintains unit and patient equipment

* Assists patients with elimination needs

* Performs simple range of motion

* Performs finger stick blood glucose test

* Performs intake and output measurements (oral, IV, NG, drains, etc.)

* Performs vital sign measurements

* Obtains 12 lead EKGs

* Assists physicians and nurses with special procedures

* Assists with stocking of supplies and assesses inventory needs for medical and general supplies in coordination with the Administrative Secretary/ Materiels Management Coordinator and/or other management staff, and following hospital purchasing protocols

* Cleans and stores dirty hospital equipment for future patient use

* Performs other duties as assigned

Education

High school diploma or GED equivalent required.

Experience

Minimum of one year of patient care experience required.

Physical Requirements for Essential Job Functions

* Ability to lift 50 lbs. occasionally, 20 lbs. frequently, and 10 lbs. constantly.

* Ability to walk and stand 80% of an 8 to 12 hour shift.

* Ability to push/pull up to 200 lbs. in order to position patients, move beds, carts, etc., and aid patients in ambulation.

* Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately, so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.