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Luminis Health · 5 months ago

Patient Care Technician - Flex Unit - FT - Nights

Lanham, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$17.50/hr - $30/hr

1+ years exp

Luminis Health is focused on providing high-quality, cost-effective health care, and they are seeking a Patient Care Technician for their Flex Unit. The role involves direct patient care, supporting patients and families, and collaborating with the healthcare team to ensure safety and comfort for patients.

Health CareMedicalNon Profit

Responsibilities

Provides direct care to patients with special attention to personal hygiene in daily morning and bedtime care and comfort

Initiates and maintains all types of safety measures and comfort care to patients

Provides support to patients, families and visitors in polite and ethically appropriate manner

Remains knowledgeable in oxygen administration, monitor lead application and point of care testing

Assists with admission of patients by greeting and performing initial weight measurement, vital signs, disrobing as necessary and orientation of patient to room and equipment

Prioritizes discharge of patients by assisting with dressing, gathering belongings and transport if necessary to lobby; removes equipment and supplies from room for environmental staff cleaning

Performs vein puncture and IV therapy, performs routine dressing changes and skin care, obtains blood, wound and throat cultures, inserts foley catheters and documents all procedures and treatments according to departmental policy and procedures

Participates in patient care, vital signs, intake and output and other data collection and records according to policy and procedure.; obtains specimens as requested using approved procedure

Assists patients with mobilization and/or positioning as ordered by physician or unit protocol

Recognizes and reports pain, patient complaint or obvious change in patient condition to assigned nurse