Patient Care Technician ICU Float Nights

Commonwealth Health; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Health in Scranton, PA is seeking a Patient Care Technician (PCT) to assist the nursing staff in providing patient care. The role supports daily living activities and contributes to maintaining a safe, clean patient environment under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, 1+ year acute care experience or enrollment in a nursing program, and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• 1+ year experience in acute care or enrollment in a nursing program.
• Basic Life Support certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing staff in patient care and maintain a clean, safe environment under the supervision of the RN.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care through delegated basic nursing tasks.
• Record initial and ongoing patient information (admissions data, vitals, height/weight, BP, O2 saturation, intake/output, calories).
• Assist with activities of daily living: meals, bathing, oral care, grooming, elimination; change bed linens.
• Support patient mobility: positioning, ambulation, and use of walkers/crutches/canes/wheelchairs.
• Obtain specimens as needed.
• Cross-train to unit clerk responsibilities.
• Follow hospital policies and State Board of Nursing rules for unlicensed personnel.

Skills

BLS

Acute care exp

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

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