Patient Care Tech, Special Care Nursery

mynorthsidecareer· Clinical/Nursing Support
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📍 Atlanta, GA, USFULL TIME

About this role

Overview

 

The Patient Care Technician provides nursing assistance and patient care to provide for the comfort, safety and personal needs of patients.  Assists patients with activities of daily living and performs procedures for physical hygiene and comfort of patients.  Performs duties with the construct of a unit-based, self-directed patient care team while sharing various tasks with other licensed and non-licensed members.

Responsibilities

  • Assists in the ongoing maintenance of hospital and department quality initiatives, including but not limited to patient safety initiatives and bedside glucose monitoring quality controls.
  • Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures.  Immediately reports any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, unsafe conditions, or employee/patient/visitor injury‑accident to Manager.
  • Performs daily care activities including bathing, personal hygiene, feeding and dressing patients.
  • Obtains and records vital signs, intake and output amounts, or other measures as designated, collects and tests specimens as required, and observes patient's condition and reports abnormal symptoms, unusual conditions or adverse reactions to the nurse.
  • Assists patients with position changes, range of motion exercises, standing, and walking. Transports patients as required for treatments, procedures, etc.
  • Assists physicians and nurses with physical examination and treatments and performs surgical preps and simple sterile or nonsterile dressing changes. Inserts and removes foley catheters as directed.
  • Provides additional therapies, procedures and treatments. These skills include but are not limited to NG tube maintenance, EKG lead placement, suction and oxygen setup.
  • Transports equipment, specimens, blood, etc., throughout the hospital.
  • Maintains technical training in use of equipment pertinent to specific area.
  • May enter physician orders for tests, procedures, etc., into computer system. May transcribe medical orders as required. 
  • Documents care activities and patient data in appropriate area of patient record.
  • Performs 12 lead EKGs as designated by department, following completion of training and competency check-off.
  • May assist mothers with breast-feeding, provides patient education relating to infant care, checks and assists with monitor equipment and sets up for phototherapy.

    • Qualifications

    REQUIRED

     

  • Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Certified Nursing Assistant on the Georgia Registry

    • OR

    Certified Medical Assistant awarded by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)

    OR

    Registered Medical Assistant awarded by the American Medical Technologists (AMT)

    OR

    Certified Clinical Medical Assistant awarded by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA)

  • One (1) year of patient care experience, as a CNA, PCT, Military Medic, ED Tech or other relevant acute, direct patient care experience.

    •  

    PREFERRED

     

  • Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units.

    • Work Hours:

    7AM-7:30PM

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    Is the Patient Care Tech, Special Care Nursery role at mynorthsidecareer full-time or part-time?
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