Patient Care Technician - Admissions Pending - Less than PT - Day
Core
Member of the care delivery team assisting Registered Nurses with delegated direct patient care interventions, including sterile and non-sterile procedures, monitoring patient conditions, and documenting care.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (PCT)
Builds
Safe, quality patient care within a patient-centered approach
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient care techniques, infection prevention, activities of daily living (ADL) assistance, vital signs measurement, wound care, hand hygiene, psychomotor skills
Preferred skills
Office or clinic setting experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Perform sterile and non-sterile procedures under RN direction, monitor patients for condition changes and report to RN, document completed work and observations, assist with ADLs, promote infection prevention through standard precautions, mentor new PCTs
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior, hands-on IC