PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN (OR)

Job Description

Job Description

Main Function

The PCT is a committed and compassionate professional. They have great interpersonal skills and the ability to create a supportive environment. The PCT position serves both a clerical and direct patient satisfaction role. The PCT will coordinate and maintain the patient flow through the pre and postoperative areas exhibiting strong written and verbal skills. The goal for the PCT is to facilitate the ease and recovery of patients before and after surgery.

• Philosophy
• Supports the facility’s ideology, mission, goals, and objectives
• Performs in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures
• Follows the facility’s standards for ethical business conduct
• Conducts self as a positive role model and team member
• Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties
• General
• Participate in facility committees, meetings, in-services, and activities
• Punctual and comply with attendance guidelines
• Gets along well with all employees and respects the rights of other employees
• Demonstrate resourcefulness, independent thinking and seek additional challenges and opportunities. Seeks to create new methods, techniques and processes.
• Communication
• Communicates effectively and professionally with vendors, physicians, coworkers, patients and visitors
• Interact with others in a positive, professional, respectful, and considerate manner
• Financial Practices
• Use facility resources appropriately and avoids wasteful practices
• Reports wasteful practices c) Analyzes work area and makes recommendations for potential cost-effective improvements
• Compliance Program
• Assists in the implementation and maintenance of the organization’s adopted compliance program
• Performs according to established compliance policies and procedures
• Performance-improvement Program
• Contributes to the progress and development of the organization's adopted performance-improvement program, policies, and procedures
• Performs according to established performance-improvement policies and procedures
• Safety / risk-management program
• Adheres to safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities
• Reports observed or suspected safety violations, hazards, and policy / procedure noncompliance to the safety officer or other designated person
• Complete annual education requirements
• Professional Competence
• Participates in continuing education and other learning experiences
• Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with staff
• Seek new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities
• Welcomes suggestions and recommendations
• Regulatory
• Remains current on all applicable state and federal laws, rules, regulations, professional standards and accreditation standards
• Submits required reports on a timely basis
• Develops, interprets and recommends implementation of policies, procedures, regulations, programs and recommended practices to ensure requirements are met
• Duties
• Respects patients’ rights to privacy, dignity and confidentiality
• Is oriented to all surgical areas including the Business Office
• Assists with bringing patients back to the pre-op area
• Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse

Obtains patients height / weight / BMI

Required

1. High School Graduate; College preferred

2. Minimum 2 years’ experience

3. BLS

Physical / Mental Requirements

1. Ability to sit, stand, and walk for long periods.

2. Ability to lift, push, pull, carry, and raise objects weighing up 50 pounds

3. Ability to assist in moving patients

4. Ability to stoop and bend at the knees and waist

5. Frequent reaching and extending hands and arms in any direction

6. Handling, holding, fingering, grasping, and turning objects regularly

7. Perceiving through feel, attributes of objects such as size temperature, and shape

8. Hear / speak adequately to communicate effectively with staff and vendors

9. Visual acuity to be able to read instructions and orders

The Andrews Institute ASC (AIASC) is committed to promoting health, wellness, and disease prevention and to providing a safe, clean and healthy environment to Workforce Members, patients, and visitors. The use of tobacco and tobacco products is a known and established hazard to the health and well-being of tobacco users and can also directly impact nonusers. In addition, the use of tobacco and tobacco products has been shown to decrease employee productivity and efficiency and increase absenteeism. In recognition of these factors, the Andrews Institute ASC will no longer hire tobacco users.