University of Maryland Medical System · 1 month ago
Patient Care Technician I - Acute Care-Step Down/Nights
Chestertown, MD
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$17.17/hr - $24.76/hr
0+ years expThe University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system focused on delivering compassionate, high-quality care. The Patient Care Technician I will provide direct patient care under the direction of professional nursing staff, including taking vital signs and assisting with activities of daily living.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Performs testing and manages the care of the patient based on results achieved and clinical findings
Records patient care along the continuum, including activities of daily living (ADLs): feeding, bathing, dressing, toileting, and transferring
Completes, documents, and reports patient vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation, and reported pain level)
Assists in admissions, transfer, and discharge of patients
Participates in cost-effective strategies to optimize patient outcomes
Promotes patient safety, including fall prevention. Ensures the safety of the clinical environment for patients, visitors, and other staff members
Maintains order and appearance of patient rooms and work area. Maintains patient care supplies and linen
Provides post-mortem care
Collaborates with members of the health care team to carry out the plan of care, including reporting observed changes in patients’ condition
Ensure patient comfort relative to their pain status
Measures and documents dietary intake and patient urinary and stool output. Documents calorie count. Measures and documents patient weight
Conducts indwelling urinary catheter care. Applies, maintains and removes external urinary catheter devices
Conducts blood glucose monitoring
Provides wound care to promote healing and maintain structural integrity of the skin. Performs skin care and hygiene and reports impaired skin integrity and/or wound impairment. Assists with appropriate strategies and/or treatment measures to provide wound care
Assists with collection of patient specimens for laboratory testing. Incorporates proper techniques for patient identification, method for collection of appropriate specimen(s) and documentation
Provides orthopedic/rehab device care: e.g. braces, splints, CPM. Dons/doffs compression wraps/stockings
Participates in hourly patient rounding in collaboration with the health care team
Responds to patient triggered alarms, including call light, chair alarm, bed alarm, tele-sitter alarm, etc
Complies with The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals within scope of practice
Detects, reports, and acts to avoid or correct safety risks. Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority
Provides professional vigilance to assigned patients, including when assigned as a patient safety companion
Incorporates safe lifting techniques and body mechanics in daily practice
Improves patient flow and prevents care delays
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent required
Current Maryland state certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) required
No previous experience required
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Able to effectively communicate using verbal and written skills
Maintain interpersonal relationships and use teamwork skills to provide care along with other team members in a cohesive manner
Ability to organize work priorities, perform several duties simultaneously and function in stressful situations
Ability to learn and use computer systems
Demonstrates proper technique and skills needed for obtaining accurate blood glucose results and documenting findings
Demonstrates the ability to perform delegated nursing tasks according to the age, culture, ethnicity, spirituality, and individual diagnostic needs of the persons served
Preferred
Previous direct patient care experience in an Emergency Department
Benefits
Shift Differential
Company
University of Maryland Medical System
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) was created in 1984 when the state-owned University Hospital became a private, nonprofit organization.
10001+ employees
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President and CEO
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Executive Vice President and CFO
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