Patient Care Technician

Job Summary:

We are looking for individuals to join our client’s team as Patient Care Associate - Labor & Delivery. You will be working under direct supervision of a licensed Nurse or other professional medical staff in a health care setting, performs a variety of clerical and health-related duties associated with patient care; performs related work

Title: Patient Care Associate

Location: Brooklyn NY 11206

Shift Time: 11:30 PM-8:00 AM; expected to work every other weekend

Assignment Length: 2 Months Contract to hire

Job Description:

• Checks vital signs, weights and measures patients, obtains specimens and records findings on patient’s chart.
• Instructs patients on how to obtain specimens for laboratory testing and performs basic specimen screening testing through dipstick and hemoccult.
• Prepares collected specimens for pick-up by labeling and preparing required form(s). Picks-up lab results.
• Performs vision and hearing testing and simple urinalysis.
• Administers emergency first aid, including basic life support procedures .
• Performs simple first aid such as dressing changes, bandaging and cleansing of wounds, irrigation and cleansing of ears.
• Prepares patient for examination and assists medical provider during examination by providing necessary supplies/equipment.
• Prepares examining room for examination including cleaning and sterilizing instruments and equipment.
• Inform patients on proper preparation for various medical testing.
• Conducts interview of client to obtain routine personal and medical information and appropriate health history.
• Maintains, completes, processes and files patients’ charts, appropriate forms and documents.
• Reports observations of patient to medical staff caring for patient to ensure professional assessment.
• Answers routine inquiries of patients in person or via telephone and make appropriate referrals.
• Participates in informing patients and their families of health care services and achieving healthful, safe living.
• Maintains inventory of the unit’s equipment stock and supplies.16. Works effectively as a team member in the delivery of care and assists in the orientation of new employees.
• Directs and escorts patients to other hospital departments and/or facilities, as needed.
• Coordinates efforts of various clinic and facility departments in scheduling and rebooking appointments through manual and/or automated systems and enters pertinent patient information into hospital data systems.
• Obtains blood specimens for laboratory testing by performing venipuncture and/or fingerstick testing.
• Operates electrocardiograph equipment to record electrical wave tracing of the electrical currents of the heart muscle.

Skills Required;

• 2 years of L&D experience required

Education/Training/Certifications;

• High school diploma or its educational equivalent, approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization; and Successful completion of a NYS Department of Health prescribed training program for Phlebotomy, satisfactory to the Laboratory Director; and
• Completion of a health care setting-based training program in the performance of electrocardiographs and basic life support procedures including certification in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation.