What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Technician position at CommonSpirit Health?
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Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.
We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.
U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital.
St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies.
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U.S. News & World Report and Solucient have both listed St. Joseph's as one of the nation's top hospitals. This is a reflection of our strength and leadership in several areas of expertise. For Arizonans, this means access to treatment of the highest standard. For our staff, it means the opportunity to build careers working with the best of the best.
Committed to providing the highest level of patient satisfaction our 32-Bed Medical-Surgical-Oncology-Telemetry unit, that includes 12 monitored beds, provides unique cross-training opportunities for both experienced and new graduate nurses within this one unit.
Outstanding teamwork with low turnover, this unit provides nurses the opportunity to work 12 hour shifts with nurse to patient ratios of 1:4 on days/nights with a Clinical Leader to provide support throughout both shifts. We are seeking Registered Nurses (RN) to coordinate, supervise and implement patient care based on competence, professional expertise, knowledge and evidence-based practice. The Registered Nurse is expected to practice autonomously, consistent with professional standards, Nurse Practice Act and hospital job description.
Responsibilities
JOIN US NOW as we are seeking a PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN who is passionate about the health and well-being of our patients to perform patient related care tasks (direct care bathing oral carefeeding).
- Assists patients with activities of daily living and provides direct patient care under supervisionof Nurse.
- Obtains and records patient vital signs.
- Monitors and performsactions to decrease patient length of stay
- Assists Physician/Nurse with diagnostic tests clinical procedures and other tasks asrequested.
- Communicates patient needs and observed/reported changes in patient condition tosupervising Nurse or Physician.
- Documents all interactions in patient's medical record.
Qualifications
Minimum:
- Completion of nursing assistant program or EMT program or completion of first block of nursing program.
- AZ Certified Nursing Assistant or LicensedNursing Assistant OR AZ EMT license.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support
