Patient Care Technician - Surg Prep Center

Trinity Health; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Ann Arbor, MI, is seeking a Patient Care Technician to support direct patient care under the direction of a registered nurse. This part-time role requires excellent interpersonal skills and a high school diploma. Duties include assisting patients with daily living activities, monitoring vital signs, and maintaining a safe patient care environment. Previous direct care experience or completion of relevant courses is expected. Join a dedicated team focused on patient care and well-being.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of previous direct care experience or successful completion of CENA, PCT, MA, or EMT course.
• Student nurses must have completed their nursing fundamentals class of a BSN program.

Responsibilities

• Support direct patient care under the direction of a registered nurse.
• Assist in establishing a patient care environment that is safe and clean.
• Document all patient belongings upon admission.
• Perform hourly rounding and respond promptly to patient requests.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, one of the nation's top health care services providers, spanning five counties in Southeastern Michigan. SJMHS represents more than 2,700 physicians and 14,000 nurses and staff, and includes 6 Hospitals, 5 Outpatient Health Centers, 8 Urgent Care Facilities and over 25 Specialty Centers.

Description
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is seeking a Patient Care Technician to support direct patient care under the direction of a registered nurse.

Employment Type

Part time

Shift

Day Shift

General Summary

Under the direction of a registered nurse, the patient care technician is responsible for direct patient care considering age specific, developmental, cultural and spiritual needs. Demonstrates unit/area-designated competencies. Assists in establishing and maintaining a patient care environment that is clean, safe and conducive to patient/family well being including concepts of relationship based care.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Demonstrates excellent communication with team members:
• Takes initiative in reporting patient needs, abnormal findings and condition changes to RN
• Actively participates in structured and informal handoffs
• Performs purposeful hourly rounding
• Promptly responds to patient requests

Performs nursing care as delegated by the RN in an effort to identify/attain treatment goals such as:

• Records/calculates intake and output, obtains weights
• Applies support/orthopedic devices such as support hose and compression devices
• Obtains routine vital signs, pain score and temperature
• Assists the patient with coughing, deep breathing, use of incentive spirometer, oral suctioning
• Applies warm/cold therapies (heating pads, ice packs, cryocuff, hot ice machine and warm soaks)
• Provides care of the restrained patient including general care, application of the restraint and ongoing monitoring of the restrained patient
• Care and removal of Foley catheters
• Routine oxygen therapy, pulse oximetry
• Assist in preparing the body following death

Assists Patient In Completing ADLs Including

• Bathing, showering, toileting, positioning, turning, transferring & ambulation using assistive devices as needed and appropriate
• Assists with feeding and menu selection
• Distributes/collects nourishments and orders late trays
• Answers call lights

Demonstrates sterile or aseptic technique

• Collects and sends specimens including blood and blood cultures
• Obtains blood specimens from intermittent infusion devices, flushes intermittent infusion devices
• Inserts and removes peripheral IV catheters (not to include regulating drip rate of infusion)
• Competency based point of care testing such as blood glucose

Other Patient Care Responsibilities

• Documents all patient belongings upon admission
• Prepare patient room for arrival/ assists in transfers and or discharge of patients
• Orients patient/family/visitors to patient room, unit, waiting area and facilities
• Assists patient/family in the use of hospital equipment (telephone, lights television)
• Makes occupied and unoccupied beds
• Collects and disposes of soiled linen
• Cleans and maintains equipment according to procedures

Education, Experience, And Licensure

Education: High school diploma or GED

Experience: Minimum of one year of previous direct care experience (acute or long term) or successful completion of CENA, PCT, MA, or EMT course. Student nurses must have completed their nursing fundamentals class of a BSN program.

Required Skills And Abilities

• Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate with patients, families, and other employees
• Follow instructions and record patient information
• Prioritize assigned tasks and organize work
• Walk and stand for 90% of shift
• Lift, turn, and position patients
• Concentrate and pay close attention to details for over 90% of time
• Able to work in area with potential exposure to infectious agents and/or contaminants
• Basic computer skills such as use of e-mail and simple word processing
• Maintains AHA Heartsaver certification

Reporting Relationships

Administrative supervision is provided by the Nurse Manager. Functional supervision is provided by a Registered Nurse.

Our Commitment (EEO)

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.