Patient Care Technician, Central Pool, $2k Sign-on Bonus

University of Maryland Medical System; Bel Air (MD); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland Medical System is seeking a dedicated Patient Care Technician for its Central Pool in Bel Air, MD. This full-time role provides direct patient care, including vital sign checks and assisting with daily living activities, while collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes. A $2,000 sign-on bonus is offered, along with full-time staffing and benefits. Candidates should have a high school diploma, relevant certifications, and good communication skills.

Benefits

$2,000 Sign On Bonus

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma; required CNA/GNA certification.
• Skills: Effective communication, teamwork, ability to handle stress.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care, including taking vital signs and assisting with daily activities.
• Collaborates with healthcare teams to observe and report patient statuses.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organizational Skills

Ability to Handle Stress

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA)

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Job description

Patient Care Technician, Central Pool, $2k Sign-on Bonus

Patient Care Technician, Central Pool, $2k Sign-on Bonus

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Full-time, Days

$2,000 Sign On Bonus *Restrictions Apply*

General Summary

Under the direction of professional nursing staff, provides direct patient care. Takes vital signs, checks surgical dressings, aids patient’s with activities of daily living. This role performs blood draws and collects specimen samples. Observes and collects data and communicates about the patient’s status in order to identify needs and provides needed care. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care services team.

Job Description

Patient Care Technician, Float Pool

Full-time, Days

$2,000 Sign On Bonus *Restrictions Apply*

General Summary

Under the direction of professional nursing staff, provides direct patient care. Takes vital signs, checks surgical dressings, aids patient’s with activities of daily living. This role performs blood draws and collects specimen samples. Observes and collects data and communicates about the patient’s status in order to identify needs and provides needed care. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care services team.

Principal Responsibilities And Tasks

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

• Performs testing and manages the care of the patient based on results achieved and clinical findings.
• Records patient care along the continuum, including activities of daily living (ADLs): feeding, bathing, dressing, toileting and transferring.
• Completes, documents and reports patient vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation and reported pain level).
• Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
• Participates in cost effective strategies to optimize patient outcomes.
• Promotes patient safety including fall prevention. Ensures the safety of the clinical environment for patients, visitors, and other staff members.
• Maintains order and appearance of patient rooms and work area. Maintains patient care supplies and linen.
• Provides post-mortem care.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team to carry out the plan of care, including reporting observed changes in patients’ condition.
• Ensure patient comfort relative to their pain status.
• Measures and documents dietary intake and patient urinary and stool output. Documents calorie count. Measures and documents patient weight.
• Conducts indwelling urinary catheter care. Applies, maintains and removes external urinary catheter devices.
• Conducts blood glucose monitoring.
• Provides wound care to promote healing and maintain structural integrity of the skin. Performs skin care and hygiene and reports impaired skin integrity and/or wound impairment. Assists with appropriate strategies and/or treatment measures to provide wound care.
• Assists with collection of patient specimens for laboratory testing. Incorporates proper techniques for patient identification, method for collection of appropriate specimen(s) and documentation.
• Provides orthopedic/rehab device care: e.g. braces, splints, CPM. Dons/doffs compression wraps/stockings.
• Participates in hourly patient rounding in collaboration with the health care team.
• Responds to patient triggered alarms, including call light, chair alarm, bed alarm, tele-sitter alarm, etc.
• Complies with the The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals within scope of practice.
• Detects, reports, and acts to avoid or correct safety risks. Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
• Provides professional vigilance to assigned patients, including when assigned as a patient safety companion.
• Incorporates safe lifting techniques and body mechanics in daily practice.
• Improves patient flow and prevents care delays.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Current Maryland state certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) required.
• No previous experience required; previous direct patient care experience in a health care facility preferred.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Able to effectively communicate using verbal and written skills.
• Maintain interpersonal relationships and use teamwork skills to provide care along with other team members in a cohesive manner.
• Ability to organize work priorities, perform several duties simultaneously and function in stressful situations.
• Ability to learn and use computer systems
• Demonstrates proper technique and skills needed for obtaining accurate blood glucose results and documenting findings.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform delegated nursing tasks according to the age, culture, ethnicity, spirituality, and individual diagnostic needs of the persons served.
  
  

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation

• Pay Range:$17-$24.04
• Other Compensation (if applicable): $2,000 Sign On Bonus
  
  

• Review the 2024-2025 UMMS Benefits Guide PandoLogic. Keywords: Patient Care Technician (PCT), Location: Bel Air, MD - 21015

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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