What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Technician - PRN/Unscheduled Part Time position at LifeScape?
* PRN/Unscheduled Part-Time *
* Evenings & Weekend Availability *
* Starting Wage $18.00 Experience *
* Pediatric Population *
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and their families and believe in treating the whole child? Do you want to work with children to help them fulfill their goals and dreams? Do you enjoy problem-solving and finding creative, innovative solutions to challenging situations? Is working for a mission-based, culture-focused organization that values it employees important to you?
If so, we have an opportunity for YOU!
LifeScape is seeking a talented candidate to join our collaborative, interdisciplinary team on an "as needed" Patient Care Technician in our pediatric Specialty Hospital. LifeScape offers a supportive and fun working environment where you will be an integral part of helping children be the best that they can be! LifeScape is a regional leader in pediatric support and serves children with a wide range of diagnoses and treatment needs, allowing you to work with a diverse population.
Our organizations culture is grounded by our mission of empowering people to live their best life.
This includes you!
Job Responsibilities would look like:
- Provide personal hygiene for children by assisting with their basic needs, such as showering, bathing, dressing, and eating
- Offer activities that are essential for daily living by helping with laundry, making of their bed, cleaning of their personal space
- Performs and records in patients' charts, basic nursing care procedures such as taking vital signs, recording intake & output, weighing patients and repositioning
- Follow and implement care plan, assisting in the acquisition of resources required to achieve the individual’s goals. Implement individualized care plans and offer support to patients to maintain their dignity, privacy, and comfort
- Assist with individual medical needs under the direction of nursing staff, communicating with appropriate medical staff.
- Communicate changes in supports/services and training objectives in the service plan, as well as any significant changes/concerns in the individual’s life, to team members
- Works closely with the Therapy Department on follow through of patients' treatment plans
We look forward to meeting you!
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- High school diploma or GED equivalency is required.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Valid driver’s license with clean driving record for some positions may be necessary. Some positions may require training/testing to drive accessible vehicles. Not all areas require a driver’s license.
- Certification (CNA) is preferred but NOT required.
- Prior experience with medically complex or rehabilitative patients is preferred.
Why Work for Us?
We Are Driven by Our Mission
Empowering people to live their best life.
We Have a Vision for Our Future
LifeScape will be an innovative organization, providing exceptional services and creative solutions for people with varied needs and complex care across their life span. Through collaborative partnerships, LifeScape will become a destination for research, and the development, implementation, and training of technology-based solutions to improve the lives of people we support.
We Lead with Shared Values
Integrity - Compassion - Respect - Safety and Wellbeing - Fiscal Responsibility - Excellence - Accountability
Note: Job postings are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
LifeScape is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer of females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.
LifeScape is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Experience
Preferred- Prior experience with medically complex or rehabilitative patients is preferred.
Education
Preferred- General Equivalency Diploma or better
- High School or better
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred- SD CNA
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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