Patient Care Technician (Pct), Neuro Intermediate Care Unit

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

Patient Care Technician(PCT) - NURSING NEUROCARE STEP DOWN
Full Time - Rotating 
Baltimore, Maryland

 

Come elevate your skills and experience by working with a world class 800-bed, Magnet designated Academic Medical Center with a comprehensive and technologically advanced surgical suites. We are looking for talented Registered Nurses to join our nursing team here at University of Maryland Medical Center. 

 

As a Patient Care Technician UMMC, you’ll experience: 

• A supportive and collaborative work environment 
• An Achievable Professional Advancement Model: Opportunities to progress in function, skills, and pay through our achievable promotion schedule. 
• The opportunity to work in a specialized care environment at an Academic Medical Center with a nursing-centered care model and Magnet Designation. 
• A comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, and dental coverage including prescription drug coverage, Tax-Free Savings Plans, and more!
• A highly competitive wage scale: Annual merit increases and a base wage scale that is measured against market standards. 
• Generous tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per year for your graduate degree at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards, you won’t find a more vibrant place to work! 

The Patient Care Assistant assists in the delivery of Patient Care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, performs delegated Patient Care functions of an uncomplicated nature. Uses the nursing care plan in providing care. Fulfillment of job duties requires the employee to have access to medication storage areas and to transport medications to/ from medication storage and delivery areas
What you will do:

Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse and in accordance with the Nursing Care Plan, the Patient Care Technician comletes 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.

• 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.
• Performs urinary bladder catheterization for temporary or permanent placement and implements catheter care in stable patients as delegated by the registered nurse.
• Cleans, sterilizes, and appropriately cares for equipment and instruments in accordance with operational procedure.
• Administers enteral tube feedings via nasogastric or gastrostomy tubes, as supervised by registered

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).

• Maryland Nursing Assistant Certification required
• Completion of one of the following training programs:  hospital based program, community college, Emergency Medical Technician, Medical Corpsmen.
• 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.
• Minimum of one year of recent, direct Patient Care experience required.
• Current CPR certification is required.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.