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Guthrie · 6 days ago

Patient Care Tech - ED - Full Time

Cortland, NY

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$17/hr - $26.42/hr

Guthrie is a healthcare organization seeking a Patient Care Technician for their Emergency Department. The role involves providing clinical and non-clinical support to patients across all age groups, performing tasks such as venipuncture, specimen collection, and assisting with daily living activities under the direction of a registered nurse.

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Responsibilities

Performs routine and specialized phlebotomy procedures (venipuncture, skin puncture, assisting) with line draws

Transports patients as needed, serves and retrieves trays, distributes water pitchers, orders and distributes nourishment

Participates in patient safety/patient satisfaction

Correctly identifies patient, labels specimen accurately and follows the policy for obtaining specimens

Answers call bells promptly

Makes rounds to check on patient hourly

Reports any signs of abuse promptly

Reports need for equipment repair

Maintains neat and tidy environment (empties laundry, delivers equipment, keeps patient rooms clean and safe)

Is authorized to access secured storage areas in the performance of essential job functions and duties

Participates in the delivery of patient care for patients of all age groups under the direction of an RN, including but not limited to: - Lifting, turning, and positioning patients

Observing confused and difficult patients

AM & PM hygiene care

Toileting, shaving, washing, brushing hair, dental and mouth care

Feeding

Assisting with range of motion exercises

Mobilizing patients (transfers and ambulation)

Exercise protocols

Discontinuing Foley catheter

Simple dressing changes

Incentive spirometry supervision

Surgical preps for adult and geriatric patients

Post mortem care

Administers cleansing and fleets enemas for adult and geriatric patients

Performs and records the following accurately: - Temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, weights for patients of all age levels

I&O

Bowel movements

Meals (amount eaten)

ADL's and activities

Performs and records patient specimens, such as urine, stool, and sputum of all age groups

Instructs patients in proper specimen collection technique

Point of care testing to include: glucometry, Hemocult, gastoccult, urine dipstick, urine specific gravity and ACT

Actively participates in and documents quality controls on all procedures as required in testing protocol

Actively participates in the Quality Assurance Program as required by the Laboratory and Regulatory Agencies

Completes EKG's on weekends, holidays and off shifts

Performs errands in a timely manner including but not limited to the following: - Deliver diet sheets

Transfers beds to OR for their assigned patients

Makes photocopies

Transfers blood products to and from patient care area

Assists with orientation of new Patient Care Technicians

Demonstrates cost-effective patient care by demonstrating proper use and care of equipment, appropriate and prudent use of supplies, accurate charging of supplies,; performing other division-specific tasks, and appropriate utilization of available resources

Demonstrates initiative in completing work that needs to be done as defined in my areas of responsibility

Checks e-cylinders/regulators

Recognizes emergency situations and initiates plan of actions

Participates in performance improvement activities to improve service and care

Inventories and assures disposition of patients' belongings when admitted, transferred, and/or discharged

Maintains inventory of patient care area specific supplies

Maintains CPR practice

Complies with policies and procedures of the hospital/nursing department

Represents the hospital to patients/families and health care team in a professional, courteous manner while being sensitive to how others perceive both verbal and non-verbal communications

Answers telephone promptly and politely, and demonstrate proper phone etiquette by identifying self, title, and department

Supports the philosophy of the hospital and department of nursing

Demonstrates willingness to accept non-routine work assignments as appropriate