Patient Care Technician

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Patient Care Tech in Universal Care Unit (aka Med/Surg)! PRN opportunities for both Day & Night shifts!

Our Mission is to provide excellent healthcare services by highly skilled staff in a compassionate and caring manner. We know that our employees are essential to the care we provide! Our core values are as follows: Courtesy Respect Caring Professionalism Confidentiality Integrity and Accountability.

Educational Requirements and Qualifications:

One of the following is required: Successful completion of a Certified Nursing Assistant course and registered with the Indiana State Department of Health Nurse Aid Registry preferred. Must maintain certification and provide Human Resources with any renewals or changes. Currently a student in a school of nursing preferred. Equivalent work experience preferred. Recent graduate of a nursing program and awaiting licensure. Graduate of EMT training program. Preferably the candidate would hold a High School graduate/GED but not required. Must possess Basic Life Support certification or obtain prior to providing direct patient care. Maintains BLS certification per hospital policy. Good computer keyboard skills. Similarly the ability to enter data accurately and efficiently into database systems. Flexible and can adapt to new situations while working quickly and efficiently. Prioritize time and care according to patient needs. Genuine interest in patients and co-workers as demonstrated by timeliness flexibility and attendance when scheduled including weekends and holidays. Demonstrates good communication and customer service skills.

The Right Candidate Should Have The Ability To:

Cooperate and work well with others in a cooperative and respectful manner to give excellent individualized patient care. Plan organize and prioritize work in a multi-task environment where interruptions may be frequent. Follow written and verbal instructions effectively ability to write legibly. Adapt to variations in scheduling (including but not limited to overtime work schedule changes and low census). Maintain strict confidentiality as defined by hospital policy. Cooperate with other members of the medical team and personnel of other departments to give individualized patient care.

The Patient Care Tech is responsible for adhering to all standards of nursing care and taking accountability for all patient care given during his/her shift. Under the supervision of the primary RN or LPN the Patient Care Tech will assist nursing by performing skills and services to meet personal needs and comfort of an assigned group of patients. Delivers care while maintaining privacy and an age-appropriate and disease process focus. Within 90 days of employment demonstrate clinical competency in the pediatric adolescent adult and geriatric skills specifically identified on the unit skills checklist. Assess for and report observations of the patients mentation tolerance and overall condition accurately to the primary nurse.