Patient Care Technician ICU Float

Commonwealth Health; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Health in Scranton, PA seeks a Patient Care Technician (PCT) to support nursing staff in providing patient-centered care in an acute care setting under the supervision of an RN.

The PCT performs basic nursing tasks, records patient information, assists with activities of daily living and mobility, collects specimens, and may cross-train to unit clerk while complying with hospital policies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• One year or more of acute care experience or enrollment in a Nursing Program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

Responsibilities

• Assists nursing staff with patient care under RN supervision.
• Obtains and records patient information (admissions data, vitals, intake/output).
• Assists with activities of daily living and mobility (meals, bathing, grooming, elimination, positioning).
• Obtains specimens.
• Cross-trains to unit clerk.
• Follows hospital policies and nursing rules for unlicensed personnel.

Skills

BLS

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Enrolled in Nursing Program

Job description

High school diploma or equivalent required

One (1) or more years of experience in an acute care setting or currently enrolled in Nursing Program

Basic Life Support required

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) assists the nursing staff in providing patient care in accordance with the PCT's skills/training and the needs of the Department, and consistently assists the patient care team with maintaining a clean, well-organized, and safe patient care environment, under the supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN).

-The PCT delivers high quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of delegated basic patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living.

-Obtains and records initial and ongoing patient information throughout the shift, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, intake and output, calorie counts, and other patient information within their competency.

-Assists with patient activities of daily living: meals, bathing, oral care, grooming and elimination. Changes bed linens as needed.
-The PCT will assist with patient mobility: positioning, repositioning, dangling, and ambulating patients including assisting with the use of walkers, crutches, canes and wheelchairs.

-Obtaining the collection of specimens

-Cross-train to unit clerk

-The PCT complies with all hospital policies/procedures and observes the State Board of Nursing rules for unlicensed personnel