Patient Care Technician Ii - Emergency Department - Jefferson Hospital - Full Time

Highmark Health

Jefferson Hospital, Pennsylvania, US
Direct patient care
Basic nursing procedures
Medical asepsis
This job provides direct care to patients and assists with non-direct patient care unit coordination, performing basic nursing procedures for patients in stable condition and assisting RNs with acutely ill patients

Job Summary

  • This job provides direct care to patients and assists with non-direct patient care unit coordination, performing basic nursing procedures for patients in stable condition and assisting RNs with acutely ill patients.
  • Essential responsibilities include providing direct patient care activities such as ADLs, vital signs, specimen collection, phlebotomy, EKGs, and assisting with procedures, as well as participating in quality initiatives and maintaining unit upkeep.
  • The role requires accurate documentation in the electronic medical record, reporting changes in patient condition, and performing unit activities like supply stocking and equipment retrieval.

Matching Summary

This job provides direct care to patients and assists with non-direct patient care unit coordination, performing basic nursing procedures for patients in stable condition and assisting RNs with acutely ill patients.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Direct patient care
  • Basic nursing procedures
  • Medical asepsis
  • Electronic medical record documentation
  • Patient admissions, discharges, transfers

Nice-to-have

  • Quality and patient satisfaction initiatives
  • Bedside shift report
  • Purposeful hourly rounding
  • Precepting newly hired PCTs

Key Requirements

  • 1 year experience in acute or long-term care
  • Associate's or Bachelor's in Nursing program enrollment
  • Proficient in Phlebotomy and straight catherization
  • CPR - American Heart Association
  • Criminal Background Clearance
  • Child Abuse Clearance
  • FBI Fingerprinting Clearance

Work Rights

Not specified

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