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SUMMARY

Under the supervision of a Nurse, the Patient Care Tech is cross-trained in the role of Unit Secretary and Nursing Assistant. Based on the needs of the department, responsibilities are a combination of providing direct patient care and technical assistance to the nurse and performing a variety of computer, clerical, scheduling, and supply functions as necessary for the operation of the unit. Compliance with rules and regulations of all applicable federal, state and local laws as well as PMHC policies is a condition of employment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Incumbent must have the skills, ability and judgment to perform the following essential job duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation:

1. Assists in the collection of assessment data such as vital signs and intake/output. Subjective and objective data are reported to nursing staff.
2. Provides care that meets the patient’s activities of daily living such as bathing, feeding, repositioning, and ambulating for patients of all ages.
3. Collects laboratory specimens.
4. Creates and maintains a comfortable and safe environment for patients, families, and visitors.
5. Organizes and maintains the patient record.
6. Notifies personnel as delegated by nursing staff/charge nurse.
7. Answers telephones and call lights and refers them to the appropriate personnel.
8. Transports patients and/or families from the unit.
9. Maintains clerical and patient supplies on the unit.
10. If the Patient Care Tech has completed a Basic EKG course, he/she may be responsible for notifying nursing personnel of changes on Telemetry.
11. May assist with other tasks once competency has been established. These items include but are not limited to, bladder scanning, obtaining EKG’s, Accu Checks or any other tasks delegated and competency has been confirmed.
12. If working in Same Day Services, completes patient’s scrub prep for surgery.
13. Maintains patient and employee confidentiality at all times.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Directly responsible to the Director of Inpatient Nursing/ Director of Surgical Services.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, climb or balance, and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, employees the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally works with explosive, toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The level of risk of exposure to blood borne pathogens is Classification (I), as outlined in the Hepatitis B Vaccine Program Policy.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

1.High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.)

2.Current certification as a Nursing Assistant.

COMPETENCIES/CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED

1.Current BLS certification must be obtained within 90 days from date of hire.

2.Knowledge of basic medical terminology.