Patient Care Technician

Tampa General Hospital, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital, Inc. is seeking a Patient Care Technician to support nursing staff in delivering direct and indirect patient care. The role involves assisting with daily living activities, monitoring patient vitals, and maintaining a clean, safe patient environment, under RN supervision.

Responsibilities include charting data, aiding mobility, collecting specimens, and adhering to hospital policies and nursing guidelines for unlicensed personnel.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing staff in providing patient care and maintaining a clean, organized, and safe environment.
• Record initial and ongoing patient information such as vital signs, intake/output, height/weight, and other data within competency.
• Assist with activities of daily living: meals, bathing, oral care, grooming and elimination.
• Assist with patient mobility, positioning, and ambulation using walkers, crutches, canes, and wheelchairs.
• Collect specimens as directed.
• Follow hospital policies and State Board of Nursing rules for unlicensed personnel.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description - Patient Care Technician (260004G6)

Job Description

Description

The Patient Care Technician or PCT, provides a variety of indirect and direct care, including provision for patient's dependency needs such as nutrition, hygiene, safety, and physical and psychological comfort measures, to patient and significant others, under the supervision of licensed nursing staff. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with mission, vision, and values. Work is primarily performed in patient settings. Extensive interaction with patients, staff, physicians, family members and visitors.

Essential Functions

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) assists the nursing staff in providing patient care in accordance with the PCT’s skills/training and the needs of the Department, and consistently assists the patient care team with maintaining a clean, well-organized, and safe patient care environment, under the supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN).

The PCT delivers high quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of delegated basic patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living.

Obtains and records initial and ongoing patient information throughout the shift, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, intake and output, calorie counts, and other patient information within their competency.

Assists with patient activities of daily living: meals, bathing, oral care, grooming and elimination. Changes bed linens as needed.

The PCT will assist with patient mobility: positioning, repositioning, dangling, and ambulating patients including assisting with the use of walkers, crutches, canes and wheelchairs.

Obtaining the collection of specimens

The PCT complies with all hospital policies/procedures and observes the State Board of Nursing rules for unlicensed personnel.

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Certification

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Red Cross or American Heart Association