Patient Care Tech - Comprehensive Liver Intermediate Care - PRN

vcuhealth; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

VCU Health System is seeking a Patient Care Technician to provide direct, age-appropriate care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or licensed practitioner. The role involves documenting vital signs, assisting with daily activities, and ensuring safety across the patient care unit.

Responsibilities include data collection, preparing patients for procedures, and maintaining a clean, safe environment while adhering to hospital policies and training requirements.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or equivalent
• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Nursing Aide Training Program
• Experience within a healthcare environment

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and direct care to patients in their assigned unit making age-appropriate adjustments as needed.
• Monitor patients' conditions and provide updates to the health care team.
• Provide direct and indirect care to patients with and without medical/surgical complications to meet their comfort, personal hygiene and safety needs.
• Deliver care in accordance with nursing and medical plans of care and policies.
• Maintain a safe, clean, stocked environment to facilitate patient needs and team functioning.
• Record patient information (vital signs, intake/output, etc.) as outlined by policy.
• Attend mandatory trainings and adhere to online training requirements.
• Ensure patient safety and participate in safety initiatives.
• Establish rapport with patients and co-workers; respond to instructions promptly.

Job description

The Patient Care Technician provides direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and the plan of care under the direction of the RN or licensed independent practitioner.

Essential Job functions

• Provide safe and direct care to patients in their assigned unit making age-appropriate adjustments as needed. Monitor patients' conditions and provide updates to the health care team.
• Provide direct and indirect care to patients with and without medical/surgical complications to meet their comfort, personal hygiene and safety needs.
• Provide care in accordance with nursing and medical plans of care and deliver per VCUHS Nursing and Hospital policy and procedure.
• Ensure assigned clinical location is maintained as a safe, clean, stocked environment to facilitate meeting patient needs and unit/healthcare team functioning.
• Maintain supplies, educational material, equipment, sterilization of supplies, instruments and the environment to promote quality, safe patient care outcomes (as applicable).
• Contribute to the patient experience by accurately identifying the patient, by observing safety goals and reporting to a licensed independent practitioner, manager and/or Registered Nurses regarding the patient's physical and mental responses to the plan of care or any incident posing harm or threat to a patient.
• Obtain and record initial and ongoing patient information throughout the cycle of care, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, intake and output, calorie counts, and other patient information as outlined by VCUHS policy
• Obtain or assist in the collection of specimens for diagnostic or waived tests.
• Attend all mandatory in-services and trainings and adhere to online training requirements.
• Ensure patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives.
• Establish and maintain courteous and effective rapport with patients, visitors, co-workers, and other members of health care team; demonstrate sensitivity and awareness to needs of patients, visitors and co-workers and respond promptly to verbal and/or written instructions.
• Performs other duties, as assigned

Patient Population

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide equitable care appropriate to the age of the patients served on their assigned unit.

Demonstrates knowledge and related competencies of the principles of growth and development of the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age, specific needs and to provide the equitable care needed as described in departmental policies and procedures.

• Neonates (0-4 weeks)
• Infant (1-12 months)
• Pediatrics (1-12 years)
• Adolescents (13-17 years)
• Adolescents (13-17 years)
• Adults (18-64 years)
• Geriatrics (65 years and older)

Employment Qualifications

Required Education

High School Degree or equivalent

Preferred Education

Certified Nursing Assistant

Licensure/Certification Required

AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent

Licensure/Certification Preferred

N/A

Minimum Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Medical Assistant
• Emergency Medical Technician
• Military Corpsmen/Medic
• Nursing Aide Training Program
• Experience within a healthcare environment
• OR
• Completion of foundations/ clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Knowledge of patient data collection and documentation (i.e. vital signs, intake/output, change in patient condition)
• Knowledge of basic hygiene and activities of daily living care
• Ability to assist with feeding, hydration, and nutrition
• Ability to assist with ambulation and patient mobility
• Ability to provide safe, compassionate care
• Accountability for completion of assigned tasks
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment as needed

Cultural Responsiveness

Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred

• Acute care experience as a nursing assistant or aide experience

Working Conditions

• Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur.
• May be exposed to physical altercations and verbal abuse.
• May be required to use physical restraints.
• May be exposed to high noise levels and bright lights.
• May be exposed to limited hazardous substances or body fluids. *
• May be exposed to human blood and other potentially infectious materials. *
• May have periods of constant interruptions.

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