Compassionate Patient Care Technician

Duke PA; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

At Duke Health in Durham, NC, a dedicated professional is needed to perform a variety of specialized technical and supportive patient care activities, assisting medical staff in diagnostic, therapeutic, and research procedures.

The role involves preparing and setting up supplies, coordinating with patients for charting, and facilitating laboratory tests. Responsibilities include operating X-ray and other diagnostic equipment, maintaining inventory, and ensuring safety and accuracy in procedures.

Qualifications

• Work requires completion of a related 1-year technical school program.
• Two years of experience in health care specialties related to the specific position; two additional years may be substituted for the technical school.
• OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.

Responsibilities

• Determine, prepare, and set up medical supplies and equipment for diagnostic, therapeutic, and research procedures.
• Confer with patients to obtain information for chart and laboratory records, explain procedures, allay fears, and elicit cooperation; ensure completion of patients' laboratory tests prior to examination by physician.
• Prepare patients for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to include obtaining specimens, taking vital signs and measurements, positioning patients, and attaching equipment leads to specific body locations.
• Assist physicians and nursing personnel during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to include handling instruments, calling out equipment readings, and administering oxygen and opaque dyes; alert physician to patient discomfort.
• Operate equipment such as polygraphs, magnetic and video tape recorders, and X-ray machines to monitor and obtain recordings of specific body functions; calculate, compile, and record data obtained from graphs and numerical readings.
• Operate manual and automatic laboratory equipment to make qualitative and quantitative analyses of specimens.
• Calibrate and perform routine maintenance on equipment to ensure proper functioning; clean and sterilize instruments, supplies, and equipment.
• Maintain inventory of supplies; reorder as required.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Education

1-year technical school program

Tools

X-ray machines

Polygraphs

Magnetic recorders

Video recorders

Job description

At Duke Health in Durham, NC, a dedicated professional is needed to perform a variety of specialized technical and supportive patient care activities, assisting medical staff in diagnostic, therapeutic, and research procedures.

The role involves preparing and setting up supplies, coordinating with patients for charting, and facilitating laboratory tests. Responsibilities include operating X-ray and other diagnostic equipment, maintaining inventory, and ensuring safety and accuracy in procedures.