Patient Care Technician Certified- Same Day Surgery

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health in New Orleans is seeking a patient care assistant to provide essential duties under the supervision of registered nurses. You will assist with basic patient care, prepare rooms, document in the EMR, and participate in interdisciplinary care teams.

The role requires a high school diploma, GED, or completion of a nursing assistant program, with consideration given to 2 years of CNA/PCT experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or completion of a nursing assistant program required.
• Two years as a certified nursing assistant or patient care tech may be considered in lieu of education.

Responsibilities

• Performs priority technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently and legally.
• Provides basic patient care like CPR, ADLs, restorative care, vitals, phlebotomy, dressing changes, EKGs, etc.
• Prepares patient rooms, documents in the electronic medical record, orders inventory and performs non-complex tasks.
• Delivers basic patient care under supervision of the RN or licensed clinician.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to improve patient care.
• Initiates and maintains interventions for continuity of safe care.
• Delegates tasks to team members and ensures appropriate scope of practice.

Education

High school diploma, GED, or completion of a nursing assistant program

Job description

Your job is more than a job.

Why a Great Place to Work At LCMC Health

we help you to lean into your calling by leaning in with you, ensuring you have the resources to do your job as only you can. And that begins with receiving the support you need to thrive and grow, which looks different for each person. Living out our commitment to inclusion requires providing benefits that are as diverse and unique as our workforce. It's a responsibility we take seriously. Because we don't just serve the New Orleans community—we're at the beating heart of it. Whether by offering community health services or making medical innovations more accessible, LCMC Health is bringing a culture of wellness to the communities that matter to you. When you know you're making an authentic impact, you give a little extra to every day— as a person, with your team, in your community—and that's one of the reasons why you'll be a perfect fit at LCMC Health, where giving a little something extra is at the heart of everything we do.

General Duties

• Performs the priority technical procedures required by the area/department/assignment safely, effectively, efficiently and legally.
• Provides care services like Basic life support (CPR), ADL's, restorative care, calculates intake and output, lifting, ambulating, transferring, positioning, weights, equipment use, vital signs, phlebotomy, dressing changes, obtaining EKG's, etc.
• Prepares patient room, charts in the electronic medical record, cleans unit equipment, orders inventory medical/office supplies and performs other non-complex tasks.

Deliver basic patient care under the direction of the RN or other licensed healthcare provider

• Prioritizes assigned tasks and patient care activities based on the following: acuity of the need, resource availability, customer/patient preference/request and other departmental needs.
• Reports abnormal patient findings and situations to RN or other licensed healthcare provider and takes actions to correct unsafe conditions.
• Gives rationale for actions or decisions based on logic, successful experience, intuition and/or established policies/procedures.

Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care

• Seeks supervision or assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely and independently.

Contributes To Continuity Of Patient Care

• Initiates and/or maintains job specific interventions to assure continuity of safe and effective care for patients.
• Complies with established hospital/departmental/personnel policies.

Delegation

• Delegates tasks to other team members to accomplish direct patient care or support activities.
• Questions the appropriateness of a task that has been delegated by the RN/Licensed healthcare provider when there are concerns about scope of practice.
• Enters supply rooms on nursing units as needed to perform necessary job functions.
• Refrains from manipulating or removing any intravenous fluids that are stored in the area.

Minimum Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or completion of a nursing assistant program required. Will consider two years as a certified nursing assistant or patient care tech in lieu of education.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Medical Assistant through the American Association of Medical Assistants, Certified Nurse Assistant through the Louisiana State Department of Health, or Certified Patient Care Technician/Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant through the National Health Careers Association
• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider through the American Heart Association
• Non-Violent Crisis Prevention through the Crisis Prevention Institute. (obtained within 90 days of hire)
• Addendum(s) to this Job Description's Licenses and Certifications available below.
• Certified Mental Health Technician (not required for Manning Family Children's)

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

• Does this position formally supervise employees? No

FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS

• Medium: Medium physical requirements- Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Sitting - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Standing - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Walking - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 0-10lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 10-20lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 20-50lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 50-100lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 100+lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 0-10lbs - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 10-20lbs - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 20-50lbs - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 50-100lbs - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 100+lbs - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Carrying objects - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Push/pull - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Twisting - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Bending - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Reaching forward - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Reaching overhead - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Squat/kneel/crawl - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Wrist position deviation - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Pinching/fine motor activities - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Keyboard use/repetitive motion - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Talk or hear - Continuous (67-100% of day)

Sensory Requirements

• Near Vision - Accurate 20/40
• Far Vision - Accurate 20/40
• Color Discrimination - Yes
• Depth Perception - Accurate
• Hearing - Accurate

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE RISK POTENTIAL

• Bloodborne pathogens - Reasonably Anticipated
• Chemical - Reasonably Anticipated
• Airborne communicable diseases - Reasonably Anticipated
• Extreme temperatures - Not Anticipated
• Radiation - Not Anticipated
• Uneven surfaces or elevations - Not Anticipated
• Extreme noise levels - Not Anticipated
• Dust/particular matter - Not Anticipated
• Other (List) - Not Anticipated

POPULATION SERVED

• Neonate/Infant up to 1 year: Yes
• Youth (1yr to 15 yrs): Yes
• Adult (16 and up): Yes

Work Shift

Variable Hours (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

Children’s Hospital

at the heart of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for expert children’s health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Learn more about Children’s Hospital’s 40+ specialties and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children’s Hospital

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems - it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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