Patient Care Technician - PRN

Noland Health Services, Inc.; Dothan (AL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services provider is seeking a Patient Care Technician to support adult and geriatric patients in daily living activities and other care procedures. This entry-level role requires a high school diploma or GED and one year of patient care experience. Candidates will be involved in various essential tasks including vital sign observations and assistance with mobility and daily tasks, making it a crucial role in maintaining patient wellness.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of patient care experience required.
• Ability to lift and mobilize patients as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provides activities of daily living and patient care procedures.
• Assists patients with elimination needs and performs vital sign measurements.
• Cleans and maintains unit and patient equipment.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication

Assistance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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Summary of Duties

Provides activities of daily living and other specified patient care procedures for the adult and geriatric patient.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides for patient’s activities of daily living with either total or partial assistance as directed by patient condition:
• Bath or shower
• Oral and/or denture care
• Perineal care
• Turning and repositioning every two hours or greater as indicated by patient need
• Ambulation
• Meal Assistance
• Performs indirect patient care tasks and unit functions: including but not limited to:
• Answers call lights and relays information promptly to the nurses
• Runs errands to obtain medications, supplies, etc.
• Transports specimens
• Inventories supplies; compiles list of needed supplies
• Stocks supplies and patient meds when delivered to facility
• Discharge preparation (packing personal items, transports patient, etc.)
• Cleans and maintains unit and patient equipment
• Assists patients with elimination needs
• Performs simple range of motion
• Performs finger stick blood glucose test
• Performs intake and output measurements (oral, IV, NG, drains, etc.)
• Performs vital sign measurements
• Obtains 12 lead EKGs
• Assists physicians and nurses with special procedures
• Assists with stocking of supplies and assesses inventory needs for medical and general supplies in coordination with the Administrative Secretary/ Materiels Management Coordinator and/or other management staff, and following hospital purchasing protocols
• Cleans and stores dirty hospital equipment for future patient use
• Performs other duties as assigned
  

Education

High school diploma or GED equivalent required.

Experience

Minimum of one year of patient care experience required.

Physical Requirements For Essential Job Functions

• Ability to lift 50 lbs. occasionally, 20 lbs. frequently, and 10 lbs. constantly.
• Ability to walk and stand 80% of an 8 to 12 hour shift.
• Ability to push/pull up to 200 lbs. in order to position patients, move beds, carts, etc., and aid patients in ambulation.
• Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately, so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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