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Form of workYou belong at St. Luke’s: Our family celebrates and supports you and encourages you to grow. Our family is there for you on the good days, the challenging days and everything in between. Join the St. Luke’s family, and see how you can be part of making life better for our patients, their families and each other. Position Details: Full Time Nights Telemetry Chesterfield Campus $3000 Sign On Bonus Description:
Principle Accountabilities:
Under the direction and supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse, the Patient Care Technician is responsible for performing non-licensed patient care in accordance with established Nursing Standards and Hospital Policies.This position is a non-licensed/certified staff member authorized to transport and/or stock medications to meet specified essential job duties. This includes staff who do not have the authority to prescribe, dispense and/or administer medications. Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission and values.
Principle Accountabilities:
Performs general, non-licensed respiratory procedures:- oximetry spot checks
- oxygen set-ups, tank exchange
- Assist patients with mobility needs:
- transfers
- turning and repositioning in bed
- maintaining a clean and safe room environment
- assisting patient to bathroom
- transporting to tests or other hospital locations
- Performs other patient care activities to include, but not limited to:
- simple skin care
- oral hygiene
- partial bath
- complete bath
- shaving
- bed making (unoccupied and occupied)
- foley care and emptying and recording output from foley catheters
- providing bedpan or urinal as needed
- weigh patients
- application and reapplication of SCD's, TED hose, Aqua K pads, cold packs
- passing trays, water, juice and snacks
- administering ice chips* m. feeding patients n. assisting with menu pick up/delivery and food cart transfer as needed o. applying restraints (bed alarms) as directed
- I&O
- obtain vital signs (temp, pulse, respirations, blood pressure)
- emptying drains and ostomy bags, recording output s. changing non sterile dressing changes
- assisting with after death care
- pain assessment screening
- urethral catherization
- venipuncture
- blood sugar monitoring
- assisting with observation of suicide patients
- Maintains CPR status
- Performs 12 Lead ECG
- Performs patient care rounds on patients at least every 2 hours.
- Performs procedures related to specimen collection, reporting abnormal values to sputum, urine, stool
- Takes inventory of supplies and equipment and restocks as necessary
- Responds to STAT/RRT
- Transports supplies, mail, labs etc
- Performs other work duties as assigned
- Documents patient information as directed
- Transport and/or stock medications
High School Diploma or GED Required
Experience:In order to be eligible you must have one of the following:
C.N.A. Certification;
Current Nursing student with completion of nursing fundamentals course within 90 days of employment;
Previous documented work experience as a PCT, Nurse Assistant, EMT or Surgical Tech within the last 3 years or
Successful completion of an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel program within the last 3 years.
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