Patient Care Technician (A4 Urology)

Job Description Summary

:A4 Urology

Under the general supervision of the Director, Clinical Manager, and Charge Nurse. Responsible for providing hygienic care and assigned procedures for assigned patients based on age-specific needs.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Answers call lights by carrying wireless phones or by the console.

Obtains and records patient Vital Signs per unit specification.

Assists with new admissions by taking vital signs, obtain weights, and assist patient with a gown, places telemetry patches, leads and telemetry box on patients.

Responsible for repositioning patients every two hours, whether it is turning or encouraging patients to turn themselves.

Ambulates patients in the hall as needed.

Assists patients with meals by getting patients up to the chair before if appropriate offers hygiene and prepares the area for eating.

Passes food trays and feeds patients who cannot feed themselv...