patient care technician
- Calculates fluid removal or replacement to be achieved during dialysis procedure.
- Monitors patient for adverse reaction and hemodialysis machine for malfunction.
- Takes and records patient's postdialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.
- Assists in planning and implementing direct patient care
patient care technician
- Responsible for cannulating, safe administration and monitoring of patients during hemodialysis treatment.
- Properly drawing weekly, monthly,and safely, transporting labs for nurses and physicians.
- Performing various safety test, setting up and troubleshooting hemodialysis machines before patient treatment.
- Responsible for drawing up and administering patient medications under direct supervision of nurse.
patient care technician
- Be accountable to the bedside RN(s)
- Provide a safe environment for the patients on the unit
- Maintain clear and effective communication with peers and coworkers
- Complete tasks delegated by RN(s)
- Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, or walking.
- Answer patient call lights
patient care technician
- Navigate
- Evaluate patients’ behavior to report to nursing staff to formulate diagnoses or assess treatments.
- Educate patients and family members about mental health and medical conditions.
- Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.mplement treatment plans.
- Participate in treatment team meetings regarding diagnosis or treatment of difficult cases.
patient care technician
- Connects hemodialysis machine to access in patient's forearm or catheter site to start blood circulating through dialyzer.
- Inspects equipment settings, including pressures, conductivity, and temperature to ensure conformance to safety standards.
- Starts blood flow pump at prescribed rate.
- Inspects venous and arterial pressures as registered on equipment to ensure pressures are within established limits.
patient care technician
- Prepare patient rooms for new post surgical admissions.
- Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height; document via Care4
- Collect blood, tissue, urine/stool or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
- Ambulate patients
- Capture and record vital signs Q4, perform 12 lead EKGs,UA and Glucose testing-Q6& AC/HS for 12-18 patients per shift.
- Provide quarterly in-services for PCA team.
- Perform advanced direct and indirect ER,ICU,PCU and Med/Surg patient care in a competent manner, according to the needs/age of the patient/population served.
patient care technician
- Provide basic care to patients, as well as assist them in daily activities they might have trouble with on their own, such as bathing, eating, ambulating.
- Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate under supervision of a registered nurse.
- Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
- Provide excellent patient care by maintaining comfort and safety.
patient care technician
- Assist with patient addmission
- Record patients’ vital statistics, ADL’s and Input and Output.
- Perform diagnostic tests such as EKG’s, and bedside blood glucose
- Assist patient’s with dressing, toileting, and other ADL’s as needed
- Provide 1:1 observation to high risk clients
- Ensure patient room remains clean and safe
patient care technician (internship)
- Sets up and operates hemodialysis machine to provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure: Attaches dialyzer and tubing to machine to assemble for use.
- Mixes dialysate, according to formula.
- Primes dialyzer with saline or heparinized solution to prepare machine for use.
- Transports patient to dialysis room and positions patient on lounge chair at hemodialysis machine.
- Takes and records patient's predialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.
- Explains dialysis procedure and operation of hemodialysis machine to patient before treatment to allay anxieties.
- Cleans area of access, using antiseptic solution.
patient care technician
- Work closely with patients to provide basic care and hygiene, including assisting with the restroom, changing bedding, serving meals.
- Collect specimens required for needed test such as urine, sputum, or stool.
- Work alongside nurses and coworkers to provide and safe and clean environment.
- Prepare rooms for incoming admissions ensuring to have accurate equipment ready.
- Answer incoming calls from other units, technicians, physicians and assist and direct accordingly.
- Ability to work in a fast paced work environment while multitasking.
patient care technician
- Stock crash carts or other medical supplies.
- Mix cleaning solutions, abrasive compositions, or other compounds, according to formulas.Maintain and follow standard quality, safety, environmental and infection control policies and procedures.
- Use masks, gloves and safety glasses to protect ourselves and the patients from infectious diseases.
- Transfer patients in and out of treatment rooms.
patient care technician (pct)
- Keep patient rooms tidy and sanitized
- Assist patient with everyday needs (personal hygiene, using the restroom, grooming etc.)
- Monitor vital signs (temperature, pulse etc.) or EKG signals and patient condition
- Take fluid samples or other specimens for testing
- Assist nursing staff in administering basic treatments
- Perform basic nursing procedures (e.g. changing bandages)
patient care technician
- Obtain and record patient vitals
- serve meals, make beds and kept patients rooms clean
- Set up room/ medical equipment for future admissions to ensure the nurse and patient had a quick and easy admission
- Assisted with covering the front desk when needed
patient care technician
- Care for patients returning or going to surgery
- Care for pediatric patients admitted to the hospital
- Change patient’s bed/garments
- Accompany patients to the restroom or around halls
- Retrieve and Chart vitals
- Daily cleaning tasks
- Assist nurse with anything needed
patient care technician
- Cleaning OR suites in between and after surgical cases
- Gathering necessary equipment for surgical cases
- Transporting patients
- Monitor patient condition and provide updates to care team
patient care technician
- Provided patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse
- Implemented safe patient care knowledge
- Demonstrated patient care across multiple departments for various age groups
- Obtain specimens, conduct tests and record results
patient care technician
- Skillset including but not limited to: phlebotomy, intravenous therapy initiation and maintenance, routine oxygen therapy, gross interpretation and collection of electrocardiographs (EKGs), lab specimen collection and deliverance, and intake and output collection and documentation.
- Deliver medical equipment to terminal patients
- Set-up equipment so its ready to use
- Maintaining warehouse and equipment clean and sterilized
patient care technician
- Performed phlebotomy and electrocardiograms (EKG’s)
- Obtained patient vital signs
- Bathed, toileted, and changed the diapers of medically compromised patients
- Assisted patients with activities of daily livingBrushing their teeth and hair
- Dressing themselves for the day
patient care technician
- Counsel, listen, and educate patients and patients’ families on health concerns, questions, or suggestions
- Ensure patients’ safety and remove any safety hazards (clear walkways, cleaning chemicals, etc.)
- Transport and use medical equipment according to patient requirements
- Follow all organization, state, and federal mandated medical standards and procedures
patient care technician
- Answer patient call bells to determine patients’ needs.
- Transport specimens and laboratory items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
- Monitor patient vital signs and record weight, blood pressure, and pulse
- Ensure patients are getting enough food and fluids
patient care technician
- Take patients vitals
- Round on patients
- Send samples to lab
- Checks blood glucose levels
- Performs EKGs
- Enter vitals into patients records
patient care technician
- Perform bookkeeping duties, such as handling daily records or medical monthly medications for patients.
- Monitor the safety of the Patients.
- Assist patient with any daily exercises, physical therapy, or mobilization efforts patient has been prescribed
- Transport patients via wheelchair or rolling bed
patient care technician
- Ensure patient rooms are clean and sanitized
- Change patient bed linens and provide new bedding, blankets, and pillows
- Collect urine and blood samples for testing
- Monitor and record patient daily activities; report any drastic changes to a nurse or physician
- Perform nursing procedures such as administering medications, changing bandage dressing, or checking temperature
- Ensure patients are comfortable in bed; adjust bed settings and/or reposition/turn patient as needed
- Help patients with all grooming habits including bathing, dressing, brushing hair, etc.