Acute Care Clinical Care Technician (Patient Support)

Tufts Medicine; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Tufts Medicine is seeking a Clinical Care Technician to provide professional and supportive nursing care under the supervision of a professional nurse on a rotating 24 hrs/week schedule (days, nights, weekends).

The role focuses on direct patient care, environmental support, safety, and communication of patient data to the nurse, with duties spanning ADLs, mobility, procedures, specimen handling, and equipment care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
• Current CNA or MA preferred.
• Completion of Nursing Fundamentals in accredited Nursing program preferred.
• 1 year of related experience as NA/PCA/CCT/PCT preferred.
• Acute care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists the professional registered nurse in the functional care of patients, ensuring efficient and patient centered care.
• Provides or assists patients with activities of daily living in a safe, efficient and respectful manner.
• Greets patients, families, visitors and other staff according to service standards.
• Collects, records, and communicates the patient’s clinical data to the assigned nurse.
• Prepares room for admission/transfer/discharge, assuring standardized equipment is ready for use.
• Transports or accompanies patients as necessary to other areas of the hospital in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner.
• Provides comfort measures such as positioning, changing linen, back rubs, etc.
• Promotes patient activity by assisting with mobility and ROM exercises as assigned.
• Sets up for procedures as requested by nursing/medical staff.
• Cleans and discards used equipment and supplies following procedures.
• Collects specimens and performs specimen testing, while maintaining Standard Precautions; prepares specimens for the lab.
• Responsible for care of biomedical equipment, checking par levels and working order for blood pressure cuffs, EKG cables, leads, oximeter cables, etc.
• Cleans wounds and applies DSD after wound is assessed by nurse.
• Performs 12 lead EKG.
• Connects monitoring equipment to patients under the direction of the nurse.
• Cares for patient belongings and completes belongings list.
• Primes intravenous tubing with solution containing no medication.
• Performs and documents patient’s admission, transfer, and discharge tasks as requested by the nurse.
• Answers call lights and seeks appropriate personnel/action. Performs hourly rounding per established guidelines.

Skills

BLS Certification

Reading medical terminology

Interpersonal skills

Computer experience

Age-appropriate care knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Tufts Medicine is seeking a Clinical Care Technician to provide professional and supportive nursing care under the supervision of a professional nurse on a rotating 24 hrs/week schedule (days, nights, weekends).

The role focuses on direct patient care, environmental support, safety, and communication of patient data to the nurse, with duties spanning ADLs, mobility, procedures, specimen handling, and equipment care.