Patient Care Technician- Respiratory Care Unit- Full Time-Night Job at Nuvance Health, Poughkeepsie, NY

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  • Nuvance Health
  • Poughkeepsie, NY

Job Description

Description

Position at Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations Danbury Hospital New Milford Hospital Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut and Northern Dutchess Hospital Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York.

Purpose: Performs patient care activities and non-professional services. These include addressing the personal physical and emotional needs of the neonate pediatric adolescent adult or geriatric patient and family. Practice must be consistent with the philosophy goals policies and procedures of the Nursing Department and Medical Center administration. Population served based on scope of services in the department.

**PCT I- Education and Experience Requirements:

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • AHA BLS healthcare provider certification required within 90 days from DOH

**PCT II- Education and Experience Requirements:

High school diploma or GED.

AHA BLS provider certification course required within 90 days from date of hire.

Minimum of three (3) months experience as a PCT or currently in a junior semester of an Associates or Bachelors nursing program.

Minimum Knowledge Skills and Abilities Requirements:

General knowledge of high school subject matter including sciences simple medical procedures / terminology and office equipment. License Registration or Certification Requirements:

BLS certification is required 90 days from date of hire

Essential Responsibilities

1. Assists in the delivery of patient care by performing specific patient care tasks per scope of service and as directed by the Registered Nurse.

2. Assists with admissions transfers discharges and transport of patients.

3. Obtains and records Temperature Pulse Respirations Blood Pressure Oxygen saturation weights and Blood Glucose testing. Reports abnormalities and condition changes to primary nurse promptly.

4. Demonstrates competence in advanced skills to include but not limited to: oral suctioning enemas (no Fleets enemas) clean dressings after a RN assessment tube feeding set-up external catheter (condom catheter) post-mortem care and suction canister set-up.

5. Communicates effectively and frequently with health care team members to share information and solve problems in a positive and result-oriented manner both verbally and electronically. a. Documents legibly on all hospital forms using standardized abbreviations. b. Gets patient report from the RN and off-going PCT at the beginning of the shift. Gives end-of-shift report to the primary nurse and oncoming PCT at the end of the shift. c. Participates in walking rounds with the oncoming and off going PCT at shift change

6. Provides personalized care to patients and families. Identifies and documents special needs on the patient rounding sheet.

7. Utilizes available educational materials programs nursing literature and resource personnel for career development and attends mandatory in-services to maintain unit competencies.

8. Utilizes material equipment and time in a safe therapeutic and cost effective manner.

9. Assists with appropriate tasks in all code situations (i.e. CPR obtaining equipment etc.) under the direction of the Code Blue Team.

10. Adheres to Organizational infection control practices and policies and to established safety and security policies including using two (2) identifiers whenever taking blood samples or performing any procedure.

11. Assists with maintaining the general cleanliness and appearance of areas on the unit including but not limited to: a. Cleans treatment rooms showers commodes and IV poles after use. b. Cleans kitchens (refrigerators ice machines sinks counters) as assigned. c. Cleans counters and empties trash in nursing station as requested. d. Cleans other areas such as storage areas linen rooms staff lounge as requested.

12. Maintain and Model REACH Values (Respect Excellence Accountability Compassion Honor).

13. Demonstrates regular reliable and predictable attendance.

14. Performs other duties as required.

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Some occupational risk

Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt odors noise human waste etc.

Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Org Unit: 1229

Department: RCU

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $19.38- $21.82 Hourly

Required Experience:

IC

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Work at office, Shift work, Night shift,

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