Patient Care Technician - Full Time

Noland Health Services, Inc.; Anniston (AL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Noland Health Services, Inc. in Anniston, AL is hiring for full-time caregivers to provide daily living activities and patient care for adult and geriatric patients, with 7pm-7am and 7am-7pm shifts.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of patient care experience; physical requirements include lifting and mobility assistance; responsibilities include assisting with meals and transfers.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Minimum of one year of patient care experience required.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and assist patients as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provides ADL support with either total or partial assistance as directed.
• Assists with bathing, oral care, and mobility as needed.
• Transports specimens, runs errands, and assists with supply stocking.
• Performs vital sign measurements and simple glucose testing.
• Assists with discharge preparation and cleaning of equipment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

ADL assistance

Patient care

Vital signs

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

We Are Currently Hiring ForFull-time (7pm-7am) and (7am-7pm) shifts

We Are Currently Hiring ForFull-time (7pm-7am) and (7am-7pm) shifts

Summary of Duties

Provides activities of daily living and other specified patient care procedures for the adult and geriatric patient.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides for patient’s activities of daily living with either total or partial assistance as directed by patient condition:
  • Bath or shower
  • Oral and/or denture care
  • Perineal care
  • Turning and repositioning every two hours or greater as indicated by patient need
  • Ambulation
  • Meal Assistance
• Performs indirect patient care tasks and unit functions: including but not limited to:
  • Answers call lights and relays information promptly to the nurses
  • Runs errands to obtain medications, supplies, etc.
  • Transports specimens
  • Inventories supplies; compiles list of needed supplies
  • Stocks supplies and patient meds when delivered to facility
  • Discharge preparation (packing personal items, transports patient, etc.)
  • Cleans and maintains unit and patient equipment
• Assists patients with elimination needs
• Performs simple range of motion
• Performs finger stick blood glucose test
• Performs intake and output measurements (oral, IV, NG, drains, etc.)
• Performs vital sign measurements
• Obtains 12 lead EKGs
• Assists physicians and nurses with special procedures
• Assists with stocking of supplies and assesses inventory needs for medical and general supplies in coordination with the Administrative Secretary/ Materiels Management Coordinator and/or other management staff, and following hospital purchasing protocols
• Cleans and stores dirty hospital equipment for future patient use
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

High school diploma or GED equivalent required.

Experience

Minimum of one year of patient care experience required.

Physical Requirements For Essential Job Functions

• Ability to lift 50 lbs. occasionally, 20 lbs. frequently, and 10 lbs. constantly.
• Ability to walk and stand 80% of an 8 to 12 hour shift.
• Ability to push/pull up to 200 lbs. in order to position patients, move beds, carts, etc., and aid patients in ambulation.
• Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately, so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.