Patient Care Technician Job at Tenor Health Foundation, Scranton, PA

  • Tenor Health Foundation
  • Scranton, PA

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Position Purpose:                            

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) delivers high quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of delegated patient care services in accordance with the PCT's skills/training and the needs of the Department.  The PCT works under the clinical direction of the registered nurse (RN).                                                      

Position Qualifications:                            

High school diploma, GED or equivalen                         

·       One (1) or more years of experience in an acute care setting or currently enrolled in Nursing Program                            

·       Basic Life Support required                            

Responsibilities:  

-The Patient Care Technician (PCT) assists the nursing staff in providing patient care in accordance with the PCT’s skills/training and the needs of the Department, and consistently assists the patient care team with maintaining a clean, well-organized, and safe patient care environment, under the supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN).

-The PCT delivers high quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of delegated basic patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living.

-Obtains and records initial and ongoing patient information throughout the shift, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, intake and output, calorie counts, and other patient information within their competency.

-Assists with patient activities of daily living: meals, bathing, oral care, grooming and elimination. Changes bed linens as needed. 

-The PCT will assist with patient mobility: positioning, repositioning, dangling, and  ambulating patients including assisting with the use of walkers, crutches, canes and wheelchairs.

-Obtaining the collection of specimens

-Cross-train to unit clerk

-Engages in evidence-based best practices that enhance the patient experience, including hourly/safety rounding, use of AIDET- Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation and Thank you

-The PCT complies with all hospital policies/procedures and observes the State Board of Nursing rules for unlicensed personnel

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Shift work

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