Job Title: Patient Care Technician
Location: Hackensack, NJ 07601
Shift: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM - 8x5 hour (40 hours weekly)
Duration: 13 Weeks (Possible Extension)
Pay Range: $28/hr.
Job Summary:
The Patient Care Technician is responsible for assisting registered professional nurses, in the care of the patient. He/she performs all of the essential generic job functions as listed below.
Essential Job Functions:
-Welcomes patients and checks for proper identification bracelets.
-Prepares the patient for assessment/admission, physical examination and procedures.
-Draws intravenous or capillary blood from newborn through geriatric aged patients using proper aseptic collection techniques, assure appropriate labeling and processing of specimens to expedite through put of patients.
-Performs EKG for patients as directed.
-Assures the presence, functionality and cleanliness of all necessary equipment.
-Assists in the transport of patient to departments or units upon request.
-Assists with preparation as necessary assuring the patient is assisted with meals/ or fed as needed.
-Checks inventory of assigned area and restocks as directed.
-Ensures room environment is prepared for admission.
-Provides direct hygiene and comfort care to patients including bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed making.
-Takes vital signs on admission under the direction of the RN, and documents accordingly, and notifies the RN of results, assists with admission as appropriate inclusive of checking of patient ID bands.
-Performs and documents glucose finger sticks and collects other specimens as directed.
-Obtains and documents daily patient weights and observes and documents patient’s intake and output.
-Provides a safe patient environment by answering call lights promptly, communicating with the RN immediately for any change in the patient’s condition.
-Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs not limited to (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.).
-This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
-Contacts: Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and visitors.
Requirements:
BLS, EKG and Phlebotomy required
At least one (1) year PCT or CNA experience in a hospital setting strongly preferred
Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors
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