What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Technician position at Mississippi Department of Employment Security?
Core Duties:
- Demonstrates nursing assistant duties when providing patient care as evidenced by:
- Recording and/or reporting to the appropriate nurse any treatments, results, observations, patient complaints, and other pertinent information regarding the condition of patients.
- Anticipate needs by checking on patients regularly and answering call lights.
- Assisting in maintaining a clean and safe environment for the patients and staff; being responsible for equipment assigned to patient care.
- Using supplies appropriately, demonstrating a cost-effective awareness by practicing efficient and non-wasteful use of supplies and linen.
- Ensuring patient safety.
- Participates in quality measures as indicated by performance dashboard results.
- Demonstrates appropriate quantity of work as evidenced by:
- Completing all assigned duties.
- Accepting additional assignments willingly.
- Adapting to change and prioritizing work.
- Assisting staff members; willing to stay late in order to finish essential patient care and unit responsibilities.
- Demonstrates through work performed a knowledge of policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department as evidenced by:
- Completes Health Stream assignments in a timely manner.
- Maintaining current unit specific competencies.
- Assisting with the orientation of new personnel to the unit.
- Seeking and soliciting the help of or guidance from immediate supervisor or appropriate resource person.
- Performing duties in an independent manner with little or no direct supervision.
