Patient Care Technician Float CDH Resource Team Full

About the Role

The Patient Care Technician Float reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM and adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program. This role complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of an RN, performs basic patient care activities.
• Performs basic nursing care activities as delegated and supervised by an RN, including monitoring vital signs, taking blood glucose measurements, and recording intake and output.
• Assists patients with tending to personal care and activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming, and eating.
• Reports abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental, and emotional conditions to nursing staff.
• Assists with keeping patient rooms clean and orderly.
• Demonstrates flexibility, organization, and multi-tasking. Able to function under stressful situations.
• Utilizes critical thinking skills to successfully demonstrate the ability to prioritize and complete unit work quickly as the needs of the unit, patients, and staff change.
• Serves as liaison between patient care units and all other patient-related departments.
• Answers telephone, intercom, and call lights in a polite manner using appropriate telephone etiquette and communicates information to the appropriate staff/family/patient.
• Manages the overall unit workflow in concert with the charge RN and/or assistant manager, on an as-needed basis.
• Performs pre-census and validates daily admission, discharge, and census lists, on an as-needed basis.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Nursing students who have completed one clinical rotation, or
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), or
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), or
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
• CPR – Basic Life Support

Preferred Qualifications

• Phlebotomy experience
• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Assistant program
• Graduate of Phlebotomy course