Patient Care Tech - Per Diem - ref. c92693903

Responsibilities:

Under direct supervision of the professional staff the Patient Care Tech, House performs certain non-complex duties related to patient care and functioning of the unit. The Patient Care Tech, House functions to support the staff assisting with clerical duties along with delivery of patient care to varied age groups while providing a calm, caring and clean environment. The essential functions of the Patient Care Tech, House are:

Essential Functions:

• Assists other members of the healthcare team to deliver safe, appropriate, and quality patient care
• Assists with or provides basic nursing care in order to help the nurse meet the activities of daily living for the patient
• Assists with patient mobility needs including turning, positioning, transferring, and ambulation of patients as directed, using appropriate and proper body mechanics and assistive devices
• Maintains safe patient environment
• Responds to emergency situations within the scope of their training and performs under the direction of the nurse
• Performs vital signs, including use of automatic blood pressure machine as directed by nursing staff
• Under the direction of the nurse, provides basic skin care to prevent skin break breakdown and maintain or improve skin integrity
• Answers call bells and responds to patient requests within their scope or communicates patient needs to the nurse
• Transfers and moves patients via wheelchair, bed, or stretcher to appropriate locations within the hospital
• Possesses and demonstrates working knowledge of equipment in order to ensure a safe environment
• Maintains open communication with department staff and accepts direction to ensure a safe environment
• Understands and respects patients' rights to privacy and dignity in order to maintain patient confidentiality
• Ensures that equipment and supplies considered essential are functional, safe, and readily accessible in order to provide a safe environment
• Performs department specific maintenance duties as appropriate to department
• Acts as a patient advocate to ensure safe, appropriate, and quality patient care
• Adheres to standards of practice for infection control and universal precautions

Schedule: 24 hours per 6-week schedule minimum, with 12 hours being a weekend shift.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

High School Diploma/GED, required

Licenses and Certifications: Nursing Assistant – Certified, Upon hire, preferred

Basic Life Support (BLS), Upon hire, required

Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits to part-time and full-time employees including:

• Medical, dental, & vision insurance available 1st of the month after start date
• Wellness and gym discounts & free cardiac rehab gym
• 403B
• On-site discounted childcare center
• Paid time off
• Sick time for full time employees
• Tuition assistance
• Free life insurance for full time employees
• Long term disability for full time employees
• Short term disability
• Employee referral bonus
• Identity theft insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee discount program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free parking