Patient Care Technician - Post-Surgical Unit * Nights - 12hrs/wk
University of Michigan Health-West, Wyoming, MI, United States
General Summary
Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), the Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides basic nursing care to patients and performs related tasks necessary to support the unit.
Requisition #:
req12024
Shift:
Nights (7p-7a)
FTE status:
0.3
On-call:
No
Weekends:
Yes
Requirements
Minimum High School Diploma or GED required.
Must meet one of the following requirements:
Current Certified Nurse Aide (CENA) certification.
Current enrollment (and continued progression) in a health science program required with completion of nursing fundamentals course and/or one clinical rotation preferred. Equivalent enrollment considered will include but is not limited to: Nursing School, Pre-PA School, Medical School, or closely related health science program.
Equivalent experience. Equivalent experience considered will include but is not limited to: Medical Assistant, Paramedic, Medical First Responder, EMT, Nurse Tech, Resident Aid/Assistant, or LPN.
Basic understanding of Medical Terminology, Anatomy, Physiology, and Patient Confidentiality is preferred.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) provider required.
Experience in acute care or extended care facility preferred.
Able to successfully complete unit-specific core competencies as defined in the orientation check‑list.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Assist patients with activity of daily living and provide for patient comfort. This includes making occupied and unoccupied beds; turning and positioning patients in bed; ambulating and dangling patients; transferring patients; performing passive and assisting with active range‑of‑motion exercises.
Assist patients with hygiene activities.
Indwelling urinary catheter care (excluding insertion, removal and irrigation); changing non‑sterile dressings; providing ileostomy/colostomy care.
Assisting with postmortem care.
Assist patients with nutrition including passing trays, snacks and drinking water; feeding patients; and measuring and recording intake from dietary trays.
Assist patients with elimination needs, recording accurate input and output. Empty other drains as designated by the RN.
Collect and label sputum, urine, and stool specimens for laboratory testing; test urine for sugar, acetone, blood or pH; strain urine for kidney stones; and use the glucometer to test blood glucose levels.
Measure and record accurate vital signs and weight including oral and tympanic temperature, radial and apical pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate; and use standing, chair, sling and bed scales to measure weight.
Use equipment and supplies safely and appropriately, including assisting patients with incentive spirometry; setting up oxygen flow meters; setting up suction equipment and disposing of suction canisters; and applying and removing ice bags, moist or dry heat, ace bandages, arm slings, binders, supports, anti‑embolism stockings, sequential compression devices (SCDs), restraints.
Assist with infection control by using aseptic technique; adhering to universal/standard precautions; caring appropriately for patients with special isolation precautions; passing clean linen and bagging and disposing of soiled linen; replacing full sharps containers; cleaning equipment between patients’ use; and cleaning equipment prior to return to Central Processing Department (CPD).
Document care given as directed by the RN.
Communicate effectively using Vocera, unit paging system, telephone system and pneumatic tube system; answer patient call lights; report observations to the RN; keep the RN informed of care delivered; maintain patient confidentiality.
Perform other duties as assigned, including but not limited to tasks assigned by the Registered Nurse in charge to facilitate department efficiency; maintain a current knowledge base of department processes and procedures for patient care; pursue self‑directed learning and continuing education opportunities; and participate on committees, task forces, and work groups as determined by management.
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Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), the Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides basic nursing care to patients and performs related tasks necessary to support the unit.
Requisition #:
req12024
Shift:
Nights (7p-7a)
FTE status:
0.3
On-call:
No
Weekends:
Yes
Requirements
Minimum High School Diploma or GED required.
Must meet one of the following requirements:
Current Certified Nurse Aide (CENA) certification.
Current enrollment (and continued progression) in a health science program required with completion of nursing fundamentals course and/or one clinical rotation preferred. Equivalent enrollment considered will include but is not limited to: Nursing School, Pre-PA School, Medical School, or closely related health science program.
Equivalent experience. Equivalent experience considered will include but is not limited to: Medical Assistant, Paramedic, Medical First Responder, EMT, Nurse Tech, Resident Aid/Assistant, or LPN.
Basic understanding of Medical Terminology, Anatomy, Physiology, and Patient Confidentiality is preferred.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) provider required.
Experience in acute care or extended care facility preferred.
Able to successfully complete unit-specific core competencies as defined in the orientation check‑list.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Assist patients with activity of daily living and provide for patient comfort. This includes making occupied and unoccupied beds; turning and positioning patients in bed; ambulating and dangling patients; transferring patients; performing passive and assisting with active range‑of‑motion exercises.
Assist patients with hygiene activities.
Indwelling urinary catheter care (excluding insertion, removal and irrigation); changing non‑sterile dressings; providing ileostomy/colostomy care.
Assisting with postmortem care.
Assist patients with nutrition including passing trays, snacks and drinking water; feeding patients; and measuring and recording intake from dietary trays.
Assist patients with elimination needs, recording accurate input and output. Empty other drains as designated by the RN.
Collect and label sputum, urine, and stool specimens for laboratory testing; test urine for sugar, acetone, blood or pH; strain urine for kidney stones; and use the glucometer to test blood glucose levels.
Measure and record accurate vital signs and weight including oral and tympanic temperature, radial and apical pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate; and use standing, chair, sling and bed scales to measure weight.
Use equipment and supplies safely and appropriately, including assisting patients with incentive spirometry; setting up oxygen flow meters; setting up suction equipment and disposing of suction canisters; and applying and removing ice bags, moist or dry heat, ace bandages, arm slings, binders, supports, anti‑embolism stockings, sequential compression devices (SCDs), restraints.
Assist with infection control by using aseptic technique; adhering to universal/standard precautions; caring appropriately for patients with special isolation precautions; passing clean linen and bagging and disposing of soiled linen; replacing full sharps containers; cleaning equipment between patients’ use; and cleaning equipment prior to return to Central Processing Department (CPD).
Document care given as directed by the RN.
Communicate effectively using Vocera, unit paging system, telephone system and pneumatic tube system; answer patient call lights; report observations to the RN; keep the RN informed of care delivered; maintain patient confidentiality.
Perform other duties as assigned, including but not limited to tasks assigned by the Registered Nurse in charge to facilitate department efficiency; maintain a current knowledge base of department processes and procedures for patient care; pursue self‑directed learning and continuing education opportunities; and participate on committees, task forces, and work groups as determined by management.
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