Patient Care Technician I Med/Sug

University of Maryland Medical System; Bel Air (MD); On-site; USD 2,480,000 - 2,755,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PRN Nights $19/hr

Shift Differential

Benefits Guide

Job summary

University of Maryland Medical System is seeking a certified nursing assistant (CNA) or geriatric nursing assistant (GNA) to provide direct patient care in a hospital setting in Maryland. You will take vital signs, assist with activities of daily living, collect samples, and communicate patient status to the nursing team.

Responsibilities include venipuncture, blood glucose monitoring, wound care, and collaboration with interdisciplinary team to ensure safety and high-quality care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Current Maryland state CNA or GNA certification required.
• BLS certification required.
• No prior experience needed; health care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under nursing supervision.
• Take vital signs and assist with ADLs.
• Perform venipuncture for blood samples and monitor glucose.
• Observe patient status and report changes to the care team.
• Collaborate with health care team to implement care plans.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

multitasking

Computer literacy

Blood glucose testing

Education

High school diploma

CNA or GNA certification (MD)

BLS certification

Job description

Job Requirements

Under the direction of professional nursing staff, provides direct patient care. Takes vital signs, checks surgical dressings, and aids with activities of daily living (ADLs). 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.

Responsibilities

II. 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.
• Performs venipuncture for drawing blood samples and establishes IV access.
• 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.

Work Experience

II. 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.

Skills

III. 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

Benefits

• PRN Nights (7pm-7:30am) $19.00 flat rate
• Other Compensation (if applicable): Shift Differential
• Review the 2025-2026 UMMS Benefits Guide