Job Summary:The Patient Care Technician reports to the clinical supervisor and supports the perioperative team to meet the needs of patients in order to provide safe, quality care.Essential Responsibilities:
Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, or designee, the Patient Care Technician assists the work of the perioperative team to meet the needs of patients in order to provide safe, quality care.
Working as part of a team, the Patient Care Technician participates in providing patient care, including: Ambulating, turning and repositioning patients. Uses patient handling equipment in the tasks of lifting, transferring, repositioning and transporting patients. As needed, may also transport patients within the medical office building and deliver and pick up specimens and prescriptions.
Assisting with activities of daily living, including but not limited to: toileting, ambulating and getting dressed.
Assists the perioperative team with patient monitoring, including but not limited to: obtaining, recording and reporting vital signs, weights, and measuring and recording inputs/outputs. May perform EKGs as required.
Maintains a clean and safe environment by providing a newly admitted patient with supplies ensuring a clean and tidy bedside, and neat linens. Performs other related duties as necessary.
Supports perioperative staff with room turnover, pulling instruments and supplies for surgical cases, transporting contaminated instruments to designated area and room breakdown/clean up.
Performs clerical duties such as call forwards, chart preparation and quality data collection.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
N/A.
Education
High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
N/A
Additional Requirements:
N/A.
Preferred Qualifications:
Minimum one (1) year work in healthcare setting.
COMPANY: KAISERTITLE: Patient Care Technician, On Call Day, Duluth Medical OfficeLOCATION: Duluth, GeorgiaREQNUMBER: 1323451External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.
