Patient Care Technician (p/t) - Evenings

Norwalk Hospital Association; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 23,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dependent care flexible? (n

Job summary

Norwalk Hospital Association in Norwalk, CT is seeking a patient care assistant to provide direct patient care and support under licensed staff supervision. The role involves performing nursing-related tasks, ensuring patient safety, and maintaining a clean, well-stocked unit environment.

High school diploma and up to six months of hospital experience are expected; CNA preferred and BLS/CPR within 90 days of start. The position is on-site with a focus on compassionate care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• BLS/CPR certification required within 90 days or upon orientation completion.
• Active CNA certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides physical care to assigned patients and performs technical skills such as point of care (POC) testing.
• Implements nursing orders promptly and with understanding of purpose.
• Follows policy and procedures for assigned patient care activities including unit equipment.
• Maintains patient comfort and safety through positioning, bathing, linens, and courteous care.
• Ensures patient safety with preventative measures and hourly rounding.
• Records data into the computer system as applicable and communicates observations to the nurse in charge.
• Delivers care appropriate to the age of patients on the unit, considering growth and development.
• Reports and records changes in patient condition to the nurse in charge.
• Recognizes priorities in patient care and exercises good judgement.
• Maintains a safe and orderly work environment and assists with unit equipment.
• Acts as Safety Attendant/Patient Sitter for designated patients per standards of service excellence.
• Attends staff meetings and reads sign-off on meeting minutes.
• Maintains Basic Life Support competency.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Northwellis the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members ofNorthwell Health Physician Partners— who are working to change health care for the better.

Norwalk Hospital is a 366-bed academic and community medical center serving Fairfield County, Connecticut, and the surrounding New York Metro area. We are a Level II Trauma Center and Joint Replacement Center of Excellence, and we provide advanced cancer, heart, and neuroscience care.

Our accolades include the following:

• The Leapfrog Group - Grade A for quality and patient safety
• Healthgrades - America’s 50 Best Hospitals
• U.S. News & World Report - high performance in heart failure treatment

With strong heart and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Northwell Health

Available benefits include: Paid Time Off (PTO); Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage; Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Health Savings Account; 401(k) Retirement Plan; Basic Life and AD&D insurance; Wellness Programs; Employee Assistance Program; and Team Member Discounts. Available benefits for union positions may vary in accordance with applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements.

Summary:

Provides assistance with patient care activities and other unit tasks under the general supervision of licensed professional staff and as directed by the manager.

Responsibilities:

• 1. Provides physical care to assigned patients and performs technical skills such as point of care (POC) testing.
• 2. Implements nursing orders promptly and adequately with an understanding of the purpose of each.
• 3. Follows policy and procedure for assigned patient care activities, including unit specific equipment
• 4. Provides patient comfort by positioning, extra bathing, straightening linens, putting personal articles withinreach with courtesy and responsiveness.
• 5. Provides for patient safety through preventative measures (i.e. side rails, restraints, bed/chair exit alarm, andhourly rounding).
• 6. Enters all data into the computer system as applicable.
• 7. Communicates all patient and visitor information & observations to the appropriate person.
• 8. Provides care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit. Demonstrates knowledge ofthe principles of growth and development over the life span.
• 9. Reports and/or records any changes observed in the condition or behavior of patient; reports all unusualconditions or reactions to the nurse in charge.
• 10. Recognizes and responds to priorities in the patient care process. Responds to priorities promptly; exercisesgood judgement in setting priorities for activities.
• 11. Uses effective working relationships with all health care team members, patients, and significant others.
• 12. Maintains a safe and orderly work environment & a clean, well stocked work area. Assists with maintainingunit equipment.
• 13. Works as a Safety Attendant/Patient Sitter by providing a safe environment to specific patients. FollowsWCHN standards of service excellence.
• 14. Attends staff meetings. Reads/signs 100% of meeting minutes.
• 15. Maintains competency for Basic Life Support certification.
• 16. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• 17. Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Skills Experience:

HS GRAD/EQUIVALENT

Other Information:

This position requires a minimum formal education of High School Diploma and minimum of zero to six months job-related experience.

High school diploma or equivalent is required. Experience in a hospital environment is preferred but not required. Active CNA certification is preferred. BLS/CPR required within 90 days of start date or upon completion oforientation process (before being released from orientation and functioning independently) whichever comes first.

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Some occupational risk

Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Norwalk Hospital Association

Org Unit: 397

Department: Ortho/Neuro

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $17.00 - $28.50 Hourly