Performs a variety of direct patient care procedures to assist the unit manager, professional staff and physicians in providing patient care focused on the needs of the patient.
GENERAL PATIENT CARE - Meets the comfort and hygiene needs of the
patient by providing care services such as bathing, oral hygiene
procedures, hair care, bed pan/urinal use, skin care and garment, linen
and bedding changes. Distributes meals and beverages, takes vital
signs, collects lab specimens.
TECHNICAL CARE - Assists with completion of patient testing and
treatment procedures, sets up and primes IV tubing, 12-lead ECG,
simple tracheostomy suctioning and care, changes dressings, performs
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, obtains wound and throat cultures.
EQUIPMENT - Assists physician and professional staff in equipment
supply and set up.
TRANSPORT - Assists with ambulating patients with assistive devices
such as crutches and with transfer/transport procedures.
COMMUNICATION - Performs required documentation and
communicates in a competent and effective manner to meet patient
and/or family needs and regulatory requirements. Maintains strict
confidentiality of patient, employee and department information to
ensure patient rights.
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT - Utilizes time and resources effectively to
promote quality and cost outcomes.
Position Requirements:
Minimum Education:
Preferred: High School Diploma
Minimum Experience:
Required: Less than one year of previous job-related experience
Preferred: 1-2 years of previous job-related experience
Licensure/Certifications:
Required:
Certified Nurse Assistant
CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
Other: Completion of a Nursing Assistant Program with placement on the Illinois Department of Health Nurse Aide Registry or verification of an equal or higher educational level in a clinically focused program. Individuals working as Patient Care Technicians at Loyola University Medical Center prior to 1997 are exempt from the above guidelines and are grandfathered into the Patient
Care Technicians roles upon successful completion of an in-house orientation and training program for the Patient Care Technician position.
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