Patient Care Tech - Orthopedics

DEPARTMENT: ORTHOPEDICS

F ACILITY: Tift Regional Medical Center

WORK TYPE: Full Time

S HIFT: Nighttime

SUMMARY:

Patient Care Techs (PCTs) assist in providing patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse for assigned patients. They are responsible for providing excellent customer service to patients, patient’s families, visitors, physicians, and co-workers. They complete other duties as assigned on their particular nursing unit.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Perform blood sugar testing and report results to nurse.

• Maintains cleanliness in the unit area and patient areas.
• Follows proper process and documentation to capture charges for supplies, equipment, and services. Scans Intellishelf appropriately to capture supply charges.
• Conducts rounding to meet patient/patient’s family’s needs and updates patient communication board during hourly rounding, bedside shift report, and as needed.
• Documents and communicates patient needs to nursing staff.
• Maintains the safety of patients who have been identified at risk for preventable injury by the implementation of nursing safety interventions or the use of protective devices/equipment under the supervision of the registered nurse. Ex. side rails, alarms, bed in low position and locked.
• Perform vital signs and documents in EMR. Recognizes abnormal vital signs and reports to nurse immediatly.
• Assist patients with ADLS as needed and document (grooming, bathing, and walking, linen changes).
• Record I&O in EMR.
• Ensure patients are comfortable in bed and adjusts bed settings and or reposition/turns every 2 hours if needed.
• Transports patients safely and as required by patients' level of care.
• Demonstrates the ability to handle confidential information with discretion for the patient, family, and/or co-worker.
• Makes needed copies of chart when patient is transferred or discharged.
• Keeps abreast of pertinent federal, and state regulations and laws and Tift Regional Health System, Inc. (“TRHS”) policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
• Understands and adheres to: TRHS’ compliance standards as they appear in TRHS’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy; and HIPAA and TRHS policies regarding privacy and security of protected health information.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform tasks that meet the age-specific requirements of the persons, patients, vendors, and staff that the employee is charged to interact with as required by the position.
• Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs.
• Attends all mandatory education programs.
• Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes.
• Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements.
• Cross-trains in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in the department.
• Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects.
• Manages resources effectively.
• Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment and removes malfunctioning equipment out of service with timely reporting to the appropriate personnel.
• Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.
• Follows Dress Code specific to PCTs as outlined in system policy.
• Does not use personal electronic devices or cell phones during work hours. Only hospital approved communication devices are approved for use during work hours.
• Performs assigned duties as per stated in specific duties and responsibilities per process and procedures.
• Rotates and flexs with a positive attitude to alternate departments as necessary to provide adequate staffing to meet the needs of patient care.
• Demonstrates basic competency in the operation of a computer to include the following: Keyboard and Mouse functionality, General knowledge of computer software applications, Management of email including reviewing organizational email at least weekly.

EDUCATION:

* High School Diploma or Equivalent

OTHER INFORMATION:

* Current Certified Nurse Aide certification accepted in lieu of education requirement.

• Successful completion of a Certified Nursing Assistant, PCT, or Medical Assistant program preferred.
• One year of hospital or nursing home experienced preferred.

Southwell/Tift Regional Health System, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.