Patient Care Tech - CSDU - PT, Day Shift

DEPARTMENT : CARDIAC STEP DOWN UNIT (CSDU)

FACILITY : Tift Regional Medical Center

WORK TYPE : Part Time No Benefits

SHIFT : Daytime

HOURS : 7a-7p

SUMMARY :

Patient Care Techs (PCTs) assist in providing patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse for assigned patients. They are responsible for providing excellent customer service to patients, patient's families, visitors, physicians, and co-workers. They complete other duties as assigned on their particular nursing unit.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Perform blood sugar testing and report results to nurse.
• Maintains cleanliness in the unit area.
• Makes proper charges for supplies, equipment, and services.
• Conducts hourly rounding to meet patient / patient's family's needs.
• Updates patient communication board during hourly rounding, bedside shift report, and as needed.
• Documents and communicates patient needs to nursing staff.
• Maintains the safety of patients who have been identified at risk for preventable injury by the implementation of nursing safety interventions or the use of protective devices / equipment under the supervision of the registered nurse. Ex. side rails, alarms, bed in low position and locked.
• Perform vital signs and documents in EMR.
• Recognizes abnormal vital signs and reports to nurse.
• Assist patients with ADL'S as needed and document (grooming, bathing, eating, and walking).
• Changes patient's bed linens.
• Record I&O in EMR.
• Scans Intellishelf appropriate to capture supplies.
• Ensure patients are comfortable in bed and adjusts bed settings and or reposition / turns every 2 hours if needed.
• Transport patients via wheelchair, bed, or stretcher as needed.
• Demonstrates the ability to handle confidential information with discretion for the patient, family, and / or co-worker.
• Protects patient's rights by knocking before entering the room and by properly draping patients prior to a procedure.
• Makes needed copies of chart when patient is transferred or discharged.
• Immediately reports any patient complaint / grievance to nurse, nurse leader, or manager.
• Conducts cardiac monitoring as needed (specific to Centralized Telemetry Bank).
• Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and facility regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
• Understands and adheres to compliance standards as they appear in the Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct, and Conflicts of Interest Policy.
• Demonstrates age-specific skills as required by position.
• Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs.
• Attends all mandatory education programs.
• Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education / certification classes.
• Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements.
• Willing to cross-train in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in department.
• Volunteers / participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects.
• Manages resources effectively.
• Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment.
• Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.

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Southwell / Tift Regional Health System, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.