Patient Care Technician

Maimonides Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,894 - 35,624; Full time

Job summary

Maimonides Medical Center seeks a Patient Care Technician to support patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Responsibilities include obtaining vital signs, assisting with daily living activities, and ensuring patient safety and comfort. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma and relevant experience in direct patient care.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in direct patient care.
• Pass Patient Care Technician (PCT) Test (75% or greater).

Responsibilities

• Obtain and record vital signs and perform venipunctures.
• Assist patients with ADLs and communicate effectively with RNs.
• Maintain cleanliness of patient unit and prepare for admissions.

Skills

Technical skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Diploma

Certified Nursing Assistant Program

Job description

About Us

We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and provide patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clincal progams rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.
Overview

Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, performs basic, routine duties related directly and indirectly to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and Record Vital Signs (T, P, R, BP, Pulse oximetry)
• Perform Venipunctures
• Performs BGM (including Quality Controls)
• Provides IS coverage as assigned
• Assists patients with ADLs
• Correctly turn and position patients in bed and chair
• Specimens (Collection/ printing transmittals/sending to lab)
• Obtains and records intake and output and heights and weights
• Provides care for patients in restraints
• Communicates effectively with RNs and members of the health team regarding patient needs, requests and changes in patient’s condition.
• Promptly answers all call lights and patient requests
• Transports patients (as indicated for area)
• Performs hand off communication at bedside/chair with RNs and PCTs
• Keeps patient unit and non-patient unit clean
• Prepares area/unit with proper equipment for admissions, transfers and discharges
• Stocks and maintains supplies and equipment; reports needs to NM or designee
• Applies principles of infection control by following proper hand washing techniques and isolation precautions
• Makes frequent patient rounds to ensure patient safety and comfort
• Reports significant unit problems to charge nurse
• Uses 2 identifiers when delivering patient care
• Orients patient and family to the environment, unit and hospital procedures
• Performs errands and other related duties as required
• Obeys hospital dress code

Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

• Indicates an Essential Job Function.

Qualifications

Education:

High School Diploma or High School Equivalency required.

Successful completion of Certified Nursing Assistant Program, or New York State Certified Nursing Assistant Program, or EMS Training.

Pass Patient Care Technician (PCT) Test (75% or greater).

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year of experience in direct patient care.

Skills:

Technical skills required for patient care.

Good oral and written communication skills.

Good interpersonal skills.

Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.

Pay Range

USD $25.33 - USD $25.86 /Hr.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard for race, creed (religion), color, sex, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, marital status or domestic violence victim status, citizenship status, or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. MMC is committed to following the requirements of the New York State Human Rights Law with regard to non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.