Patient Care Tech - Neurosurgical (7p)

Description

Methodist Hospital opened in 1963 as the first hospital in the now internationally acclaimed South Texas Medical Center. From the beginning, we've recognized the unique needs of each of our patients. It's a process that we continue to improve on, creating ways to better serve the community when they need us the most. With 1013 beds, Methodist Hospital offers a broad range of specialties including cardiology, cancer care, bone marrow transplants, emergency medicine, neurosciences, maternity care, gynecology and orthopedics.

As the flagship hospital of the Medical Center and of the Methodist Healthcare system of hospitals, we appreciate the support and recognition we receive from the community having been ranked No. 1 in the Express-News Reader's Choice Awards. We also enjoy being the most preferred hospital in San Antonio, as consistently reported by the Consumer Research Corporation. Methodist Hospital has been nationally recognized by Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade A, accredited by the Joint Commission in stroke care, and designated as an accredited Chest Pain Center. For more information, please visit our website at www.sahealth.com and select Methodist Hospital under Locations.

We offer you a generous benefits package including: 

• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Paid Time Off

• Employee Discount Program

• Employee Stock Purchase Program

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Student Loan Repayment

General Statement of Duties:

The Patient Care Technician performs a variety of delegated basic patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living under the supervision of the registered nurse (RN) in a complementary and assistive role. He/she assists the nursing staff in providing patient care in accordance to the PCA’s training, competence and skill, hospital policies and procedures and the Texas Board of Nursing rules for delegated nursing tasks to unlicensed personnel (Rule 224.6). Consistently assists the patient care team with maintaining a clean, well organized, adequately stocked and safe patient environment.

Essential Job Functions:

1.  Under the supervision of the RN, performs delegated patient care activities as directed and ordered in accordance with one’s training. Delegated tasks may include: Obtaining vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, calorie counts, and/or simple non-sterile dressing changes
2. Safe patient handling: Turning and positioning, use of specialty beds, patient transfer and use of transfer devices, ambulation assistance and use of assistive devices, restraint alternatives, oxygen use and transport, suction use, pre-operative skin preparation and/or use of sequential compression devices (SCD)




3. Specimen collection, including blood collection for bedside glucose testin




4. Consistently assists with maintaining a safe patient environment, including:

   
   

   1. Addressing identified hazards in the physical environment of the patient room to prevent patient falls.

   
   

   2. Hand hygiene and consistent use of standard precautions.

   
   

   3. Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as appropriate following transmission based precautions procedures.




5. Communicates accurate information for delegated patient care activities performed, including observed patient response to performed activities to the assigned RN (following hand-off communication guidelines).




6. Assists the RN in collecting data from patients upon admission and assists with patient transfer or discharge preparations as instructed. 




7. Assists patients with bathing, shaving, oral care, toileting, grooming, changing linens, providing water, assisting with meal delivery, and feeding.  




8. Performs hourly rounding, consistently uses AIDET when interacting with patients, and responds to call lights timely.

Qualifications

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