Patient Care Technician - Med/Surg Oncology - Nights

LCMC Health; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health is seeking a Patient Care Tech (PCT) to provide delegated patient care under RN supervision. You will perform basic life support, ADLs, vital signs, phlebotomy, dressing changes, and EKGs while documenting in the EMR and maintaining a safe, compassionate bedside environment.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, prioritize tasks by acuity, and participate in continuous improvements to patient care during night shifts.

Qualifications

• Provide care services like basic life support (CPR), ADLs, restorative care, intake/output, lifting, ambulating, transferring, positioning, weights, equipment use, vitals, phlebotomy, dressing changes, and obtaining EKGs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe environment for patients and document patient-related tasks in the EMR.
• Assist with priority tasks based on patient acuity and team needs.
• Report abnormal findings to RN or licensed practitioner and assist with safe care delivery.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to improve patient care and continuity of services.
• Initiate and sustain interventions to ensure safe, effective care for patients.

Skills

CPR

Vital signs

Phlebotomy

EKG

Dressing changes

ADLs

Tools

Electronic Medical Record

Job description

Your job is more than a job. As a Patient Care Tech (PCT) you’ve got that sixth sense of anticipating and answering the needs of your patients. You’re part of a team concept, under the direction of the Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Therapist, performing delegated patient care in a safe and efficient manner, completing documentation of patient related tasks and adhering to the policies and procedures. You believe in kindness, respect and empathy at your patient’s bedside and deliver care like you would want for yourself and your loved ones. All the call lights, hand holds, medical needs, family questions, and even a proverbial ‘extra blanket’ request, you’ve lost count, but you still bring your heart and soul to every single one like it’s your first. And that’s what we love about you. Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your “little something extra” all add up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this hands‑on, personal care nursing role.

Your Everyday Perform assigned priority technical procedures and maintain a safe environment for patients.

• Provide 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.
• Prepare patient room, chart in the electronic medical record, clean unit equipment, orders inventory medical/office supplies and perform other tasks as needed.
• Prioritize assigned tasks and patient care activities based on acuity of the need, resource availability, customer/patient preference/request and other departmental needs.
• Report abnormal patient findings and situations to RN or other licensed healthcare provider and takes actions to correct unsafe conditions.
• Give rationale for actions or decisions based on logic, successful experience, intuition and/or established policies/procedures.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care: Seek supervision or assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely and independently.
• Initiate and/or maintain job specific interventions to assure continuity of safe and effective care for patients.
• Delegate tasks to other team members to accomplish direct patient care or support activities.
• Question appropriateness of a task that has been delegated by the RN/Licensed healthcare provider for clarification of concerns.

The Must-Haves Minimum: BLS certification.

WORK SHIFT: Nights (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 About East Jefferson General Hospital East Jefferson General Hospital, a landmark of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go‑to hospital for health, wellness, and one‑of‑a‑kind care in East Jefferson Parish for over 50 years. And we’re only beginning to realize our greatest potential. Learn more about East Jefferson General Hospital and our legacy, our future, and our national recognition as a Nurse Magnet Hospital.

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