Patient Care Technician - Medical Oncology - 3Rd Shift

Company Description

THE MEDICAL HEART OF MARYLAND

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Treating over 330,000 patients every year, the University of Maryland Medical Center is at the vital core of Maryland’s health care system and community. We’re known for our prestigious expertise in innovative research and education, along with the talented staff and advanced centers that make it all possible. The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the world’s first center dedicated to trauma, treats more than 7,500 critically injured patients a year with an incredible 97 percent survival rate. We also have one of the nation’s largest kidney and pancreas transplant programs at The Joseph and Corinne Schwartz Division of Transplantation, home to Maryland’s first steroid-free protocol and pancreas/kidney transplant. From our National Cancer Institute-designated UM Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center to The University of Maryland’s Children’s Hospital, one of the largest pediatric centers in the state, we are dedicated to saving and transforming lives.

Job Description

Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse and in accordance with the Nursing Care Plan performs delegated competency validated Patient Care functions and applies technical skills of a limited uncomplicated nature. Fulfillment of the job duties requires the employee to have access to medication storage areas and to transport medications to/ from medication storage and delivery areas.

Principal Responsibilities and Tasks
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

• Provides direct Patient Care which includes bathing, making beds, feeding, oral hygiene, giving shampoos, turning and positioning patients, and the like.
• Initiates CPR procedures.
• Identifies, records, and reports overt findings to the Registered Nurse concerning the physical and mental condition of a patient.
• Assists nurses in assembling equipment and in performing various treatments and tests.
• Administers and changes routine dressings to stage one and two wounds, surgical incisions, and peripheral IV sites after assessment by a Registered Nurse.
• Gathers equipment required to, and initiates placement IV for the patient as directed by the registered nurse.
• Performs venipuncture for drawing blood samples and established IV access.

Qualifications

1. High school diploma or equivalent (GED).  Maryland Nursing Assistant Certification required as well as completion of one of the following training programs:  hospital based program, community college, Emergency Medical Technician, Medical Corpsmen, or successful completion of Fundamentals/Foundation of Nursing course (under RN program).
2. Employees with work experience that provide on the job training equivalent to the above programs can be considered as a substitute to a formal PCT training program.
3. Minimum of one year of recent, direct Patient Care experience required.
4. Current CPR certification is required.

Additional Information

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