Overview
Patient Care Tech - Ortho/Neuro, Days
*Previous hospital experience highly preferred.
Piedmont Eastside- Schedule is 3 x 12 hour shifts, every other weekend requirement
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Piedmont Eastside- Snellville, GA
Joint & Spine/ Neuroscience Unit Profile (Med Surg 3)
We are a 17-bed hybrid unit, specializing in acute CVA’s and TIA’s, along with post-operative care of knee, hip, and spinal surgery patients. In addition, we handle all types of medical/ surgical patients.
Standards of practice and advantages:
· Bedside report handoff at change of shift
· Purposeful Rounding for safety and service
· Quality initiatives such as pain assessment and reassessment, pressure ulcer prevention, infection prevention strategies for central lines and indwelling urinary catheters, etc.
· Unit educator to help address competency, onboarding, and learning needs
· Charge nurse out of staffing or with limited patient load to facilitate daily operations
· EPIC electronic health record
· Virtual Nurses to help with admissions and discharges
· Nurse Extern program
· Residency program
· CAP (Career Advancement Program)
Responsibilities
The Patient Care Tech, under the supervision of licensed clinical staff, provides care to patients from birth through the lifecycle, demonstrating competency with treatments, procedures and equipment appropriate to the clinical setting and hospital policy.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Assists with patient assessments to include collection of data regarding the patient’s physical, psychosocial, health history and document patient safety and quality initiatives.
2. Assists patients and healthcare team with mobility, feeding, oral care, bathing, toileting, glucose checks, patient turning to maintain skin integrity and purposeful rounding while functioning independently with treatments, equipment and procedures appropriate to the scope of clinical practice.
3. Documents in the EMR in a timely manner all vital signs and treatments provided.
4. Communicates between all care partners effectively. Ensures primary nurse is aware of any issues, changes in patient condition, or concerns.
5. Assists with admission and discharge process. Meets patient in the room when admitted whenever possible to obtain vital signs and assist with patient intake.
6. Reinforces patient education provided by licensed staff.
7. Responds to call lights and fall alarms.
8. Where applicable, if acting in the Sitter role, the Patient Care Tech must remain with the patient at all times unless relieved by an appropriate staff member.
9. Where applicable, if acting in the Unit Secretary role, the Patient Care Tech will act as a clerical resource for all staff to help facilitate the proper care and potential movement of the patient through the facility and beyond while managing incoming calls and visitors in a positive manner.
10. All other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES
Effective communication skills
Initiative
Functions independently
Ability to handle stressful environments
Thrives in an environment that emphasizes teamwork and collaboration
Demonstrates the ability to utilize safety tools
Disclaimer
The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is
Qualifications
Education- H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Preferred
Work Experience - No experience required
- 1 year of patient care experience Preferred
Licenses and Certifications - BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required
- CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant Preferred
- Certification from a Patient Care Technician program Preferred
Business Unit : Company Name
Eastside Medical Center
