Job Description
Patient Care Technician (PCT), Float Pool
PRN / Rotating
University of Maryland Capital Region - Largo, MD
This is a PRN position. The scheduling requirements are as followed:
Must schedule 24 weekend hours in 4-week schedule cycle; One summer and one winter holiday is required per calendar year.
Principal Duties:
- Provides safe, effective and efficient patient care as directed by assigned licensed nurse.
- Assists with obtaining basic patient information as part of the nursing history or ongoing assessment and reports abnormal values to the appropriate nurse.
- Orients patients to the care environment to promote patient comfort and safety.
- Observes and reports obvious physical and emotional patient changes to assigned nurse.
- Monitors patients for special risks and reports observations to assigned nurse (i.e., falls, skin breakdown).
- Makes regular patient visits to provide all patients with quick response to their needs.
- Seeks guidance and direction in prioritizing multiple demands to effectively meet patient’s needs.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served in the assigned work area. Recognizes normal/abnormal vital sign parameters depending on age of patient.
- Documents completely and accurately according to the unit and division standards, including safety measures.
- Remains calm and effective in emergency situations and follows appropriate guidelines.
- Performs and completes all assigned skills and duties as outlined care plans, critical pathways, competencies, skills lists, standards, policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates manual dexterity abilities to perform precise skills required to meet patient care needs.
- Demonstrates the ability to operate and maneuver patient care equipment safely.
- Initiates equipment to ensure patient safety (bed alarm, side rails, trapeze, and restraints).
- Demonstrates the ability to use proper body mechanics to safely transfer and move patients.
- Practices infection control procedures and observes Standard Precautions (including appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment).
- Demonstrates knowledge of role in emergency situations (Code 99, Code Red, Code 13, Code D).
- Maintains area of responsibility in neat and orderly condition. (Patient rooms are neat and uncluttered, etc.)
- Stocks and returns equipment and supplies to proper storage area.
- Reports broken and unsafe equipment to appropriate personnel and/or Department Manger.