Patient Care Tech - Full Time - 7P to 7A
Crisp Regional Hospital
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- Location
- Cordele, GA
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 15
- 4 days ago
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About the company
Crisp Regional Hospital
Hospital & health care · 501 to 1,000 employees
What you'll do
- Provides basic patient care and support to nursing staff, including helping with hygiene, operating medical equipment, and collecting patient specimens.
- Reports changes in patients’ conditions and provides basic clerical support.
What you need
- Requires a high school diploma in General Studies or GED state certification, up to six months of work-related experience or equivalent education, training and experience, and Basic Life Saving (BLS) certification.
- Education: a high school diploma or a professional certificate
Key skills
Basic Life Saving (BLS)medical terminologypositive interpersonal communication skills
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Position Summary:
Under the leadership of the departmental Nursing Director and the supervision of a licensed nurse, the Patient Care Technician provides culturally sensitive, developmentally appropriate patient care. The Patient Care Technician works under close supervision of a licensed nurse and performs a variety of basic patient care activities and related services necessary in caring for the personal needs of patients.
Basic Qualifications:
Education:
Requires a high school diploma in General Studies or a GED state certification.
Experience:
Requires up to six months of work-related experience or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Licensure, Registrations & Certifications:
Requires and maintains a certification in Basic Life Saving (BLS). (If BLS certification is not current upon hire, it must be obtained within the orientation period.)
Essential Job Responsibilities:
Functions as part of an interdisciplinary team with positive interpersonal communication skills when communicating with patients, families, visitors, physicians, coworkers, and staff from other departments of the organization.
Provides direct support to the nursing staff and follows the departmental Director’s and licensed nursing staffs’ instructions and directions in the delivery of quality patient care.
Alerts the nursing staff and medical staff to observe changes in the patient’s condition.
Operates medical equipment safely, such as automatic blood pressure machines and SCD machines.
Collects and transports patient specimens for laboratory analysis as directed.
Assists patients with basic hygiene, hair and oral care as required.
Complies with CRHS and departmental safety, infection control, and performance improvement initiatives to ensure the delivery of quality care and services.
Maintains and expands knowledge of medical terminology.
Provides basic clerical support as requested.
Presents a professional image to CRHS nursing, clinical, and medical staff members as well as patients, families, and visitors.
Participates in performance improvement studies and integrates performance improvement standards into work-related activities.
Attends professional development programs and in-service training and meets the minimum requirement for continuing professional education.
Performs other related job duties as assigned.