The Patient Care Technician is responsible for assisting registered professional nurses, in the care of the patient. He/she performs all of the essential generic job functions as listed below.
Essential Generic Job Functions (List in order of importance):
-Welcomes patients and checks for proper identification bracelets.
-Prepares the patient for assessment/admission, physical examination and procedures.
-Draws intravenous or capillary blood from newborn through geriatric aged patients using proper aseptic collection techniques, assure appropriate labeling and processing of specimens to expedite through put of patients.
-Performs EKG for patients as directed.
-Assures the presence, functionality and cleanliness of all necessary equipment.
-Assists in the transport of patient to departments or units upon request.
-Assists with preparation as necessary assuring the patient is assisted with meals/ or fed as needed.
-Checks inventory of assigned area and restocks as directed.
-Ensures room environment is prepared for admission.
-Provides direct hygiene and comfort care to patients including bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed making.
-Takes vital signs on admission under the direction of the RN, and documents accordingly, and notifies the RN of results, assists with admission as appropriate inclusive of checking of patient ID bands.
-Performs and documents glucose finger sticks and collects other specimens as directed.
-Obtains and documents daily patient weights and observes and documents patient’s intake and output.
-Provides a safe patient environment by answering call lights promptly, communicating with the RN immediately for any change in the patient’s condition.
-Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs not limited to (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.).
-This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
-Contacts: Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and visitors.

About Cambay Healthcare LLC

Cambay Healthcare is a healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company that places clinical and healthcare-oriented non-clinical talent in hospitals and healthcare settings across the nation. We provide staff to thousands of hospitals, post-acute care, and skilled nursing organizations, clinics, and other settings in all 50 states. Our process is simple – we take time to understand a healthcare provider’s background and professional goals and partner with them to find opportunities tailored to their specific goals and needs. The ultimate goal of this personalized approach is to successfully match our candidates in positions and settings where they can thrive and make a meaningful impact on the clinician and their patients and their families.

We offer a variety of flexible work options for healthcare professionals, including full-time, part-time, and per diem positions, in all types of healthcare settings across the United States. We offer some of the most competitive pay and benefit packages in the industry.

To learn more about us, please visit www.cambayhealthcare.com

Join the healthcare revolution and accelerate your healthcare career with Cambay Healthcare!

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $24.00 - $28.00 per hour

Healthcare setting:

• Hospital

Schedule:

• 5x8
• Day shift

Experience:

• Phlebotomy: 1 year (Preferred)
• EKG: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• CNA (Preferred)
• CPCT/A (Preferred)

Work Location: In person