Position Summary: Under the direction and supervision of the department's management and RN, the PCT II assists the nurse in providing quality patient care to patients.

Responsibilities:

• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• Vital signs and pulse oximetry ADLs Recording intake and output
• Collecting urine, stool, sputum specimens.
• Apply/remove compression hose; SCDs etc.
• Emptying drains, urinary catheters, NG tubes, and ostomy cares.
• Change dressings (sterile and non-sterile); administer enemas and check for impactions.
• Fingerstick blood glucose; prepare patients, equipment and supplies for specific procedures and examinations; complete discharge planning paperwork.
• Simple wound care; perform catherization's; assist in NG insertions; oral and nasopharyngeal suctioning; trach cares and suctioning.
• Additional skills to meet unit needs.
• Documents in O2 all tasks, I&O, percentage of meals eaten, etc.
• Maintains a neat, clutter free and clean patient room and work environment.
• Maintains a safe patient environment to include High Fall Risk interventions as appropriate for high fall risk patients.
• This can include but not limited to: hourly rounds; answering call lights in person, promptly for all patients on the unit.
• Demonstrates proper hand hygiene, standard precautions, and isolation principles.
• Care for the patient in restraints, including ROM and fluids/toileting; reorienting confused patients; reinforcement of patient/family education regarding fall and safety precautions.
• Promptly notifies the RN of change in vital signs from baseline or expected result, change in mental status or condition, any breakdown in skin integrity or redness of skin, patient report of pain, any other patient needs, concerns or issues. 

Qualifications: 

Required:

• Successful completion of a nurse assistant training program, and knowledge of general nursing assistant functions.
• Current nursing assistant certification in the State of Kansas.
• BLS certification required or must complete BLS certification with in the first two weeks of employment.
• Additional certification may be required for certain patient care settings or populations.

Preferred:

• Courses in medical terminology 6 months medical center experience
• Non-violent Crisis intervention (CPI) class 

Infection Control: Initial and Ongoing training in dealing with infection control. Trainings could include but are not limited to, blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids and bio hazardous materials as it applies to your daily work environment.

Patient Interaction: Frequent

HIPAA: This position will have access to the following Protected Health Information in order to carry out the duties related to their position at Hays Medical Center based on the following criteria:
Primary – required (routine) to do the job;
Secondary – required for the job, but mostly be exception; and
None – no approved access
Description of Information
Primary:
Patient Demographic Information (information used to identify a person): Name, Date of Birth, Address, Race, Marital Status, Religion
Clinical Information (information that describes a patient’s health status): Diagnosis, Reports/Medical Notes, Test Results, Problem List, Procedures, History and Physical
None:
Coding Information (clinical information that is in (alpha) numeric format): ICD-9 Codes, Rev Codes, CPT Codes
Financial Information/Insurance (information related to insurance, billing and payment): Billing Information, Payer Name, Payer ID, Account Balances, Plan Elements Covered, Payment Information, Payment Rates