Patient Care Tech - Med/Surg Tele: Vital Signs & Comfort

Mlk-Community-Healthcare-; California; On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

MLK Community Healthcare is seeking a Patient Care Technician to support Registered Nurses in delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care in a hospital setting.

The role involves assisting patients with daily living activities, monitoring intake, recording vital signs, and reporting observations to nurses, while upholding the hospital's mission and values. A High School diploma or GED is preferred, with BLS and clinical experience recommended.

Qualifications

• Service orientation and compassionate care for patients.
• Ability to think critically and solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Answer patient call signals and determine needs.
• Provide physical assistance with activities of daily living.
• Review dietary restrictions and ensure appropriate diet.
• Record intake and outputs and report changes.
• Record vital signs as directed.
• Gather information about patient condition from caregivers and staff.
• Observe patients for signs needing medical attention.
• Document observations to nurses.
• Remind patients to take medications or supplements.
• Align with hospital mission and values.
• Take active role in rounding.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Service Orientation

Critical Thinking

Education

High School Diploma or GED preferred

Job description

The Patient Care Technician supports the work of the Registered Nurse to meet the needs of patients in order to provide safe, efficient, timely and excellent high quality care.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
• Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, and standing, walking, or exercising.
• Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
• Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
• Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
• Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
• Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, cognition, abnormal vital signs, and any signs of distress or blood in urine.
• Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
• Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
• Comply with the hospital’s mission and values.
• Take an active role in the importance of rounding.
• Other duties as assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

A. Education

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

B. Qualifications/Experience

• Six (6) months of experience, within the last three (3) years, in a hospital, clinic or in a SNF/Home Health setting as a nurse assistant, care partner, medical assistant or student nurse with one semester in a clinical setting. Internal candidates without the required experience but have a Certified Nursing Assistant license will be considered at management’s discretion.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Must complete annual Workplace Violence Prevention Program/Certificate, per hospital policy, during initial training/orientation but not to exceed 30 days from hire/transfer.
• Current California State Nurse Assistant certification preferred.
• A solid understanding of human anatomy, basic medical terminology, and rehabilitation principles is desired.

C. Special Skills/Knowledge

• Service Orientation — actively looking for ways to help people.
• Critical Thinking — using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

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MLK Community Healthcare
1680 E 120th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059
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www.mlkch.org

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