Position Overview
The Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides nursing staff support in the areas of patient care delivery, clerical functions, and organization of the unit environment, as well as set-up and maintenance of equipment. The emphasis on each of these areas will depend on the unit assigned
Essential Duties
- Patient Satisfaction: • Responds to patient call within 10 minutes. • Anticipates pts needs • Proactively makes rounds to reduce patient calls • Maintains positive behaviors toward patients and visitors • Smiles and is pleasant during all interactions • Provides RN with necessary data related to patient assessment. • Contributes input into the patient's plan of care and accurately implements interventions on the patient's plan of care, in collaboration with the RN.
- Performs essential skills which contribute to positive patient outcomes per routing, MD orders, and RN direction • Vitals • Daily weight • I & O • Hygiene: bath, peri-care, oral care, HS ...