Patient Care Technician ICU - FT Nights
Description
Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations.
Summary of Job Purpose:
To perform and deliver patient care activities and related non-professional services for assigned hospital patients as directed by registered professional nurses or licensed practical nurses. Population served based on scope of services in the department.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Provides daily physical and emotional care to patients; i.e. bathing, toileting, feeding, ambulating, etc.
- Answers call lights in timely fashion
- Assists licensed personnel as directed.
- Accuracy in obtaining vs., ht, wt, i/o, and other procedures as per competency.
- Maintains a safe and clean environment, utilizing appropriate infection control techniques. (patient room, utility room, unit)
- Recognizes when to seek help from licensed personnel, i.e., .changes in patient condition
- Transports patients as needed.
- Provides input to the interdisciplinary health care team.
- Acts as a preceptor to all new Nurse Assistants and orientee Nurse Assistants.
- Demonstrates use of appropriate body mechanics.
- Displays analytical and basic problem solving skills. Communicates problems to manager as appropriate.
- Follows all time and attendance policies.
- Attends educational programs provided by the Hospital or those which are outside the Hospital that are related to job responsibilities.
Essential Job Qualifications:
Education: High School graduate or equivalency
Experience: Nursing home or acute care experience preferred
Training: BLS within 30 days of hire
Working Conditions:
Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Significant occupational risk
Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
Company: Northern Dutchess Hospital
Org Unit: 1417
Department: ICU/CCU
Exempt: No
Salary Range: $17.60 - $33.48 Hourly