Patient Care Technician-Part Time-Nights-Medical -Surgical Unit-I

at  RWJBarnabas Health

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Patient Care Tech is a caregiver who assists the health care professionals in the delivery of patient care,The Tech provides care under the direction of RN utilizing the skills and techniques established by the within the job description, Section III: Job Qualifications/Education/Training/Certification/Licensure: High School Diploma or GED, enrolled in a Nursing Program, or current EMT certification, or Medical Assistant Certified, must have a current BLS,

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• High School Diploma
• BLS Certification through American Heart Association only
• Ability to perform all competencies of the position

Preferred:

• Completion of a nursing fundamentals course in an accredited School of Nursing or Certified Nursing Assistant

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Nights
• Part-Time
• 2 Week Mandatory Orientation

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Promotes and implements in conjunction with RN the concept of patient and family-centered care
• Observes and reports patient s responses to intervention/treatments
• Prepare the patient environment for admission or transfer from another area of hospital
• Greet and escorts newly admitted patients and families to patient room and orients to surroundings
• Assures that all patients have appropriate identification bands on at all times
• Prepares patient for meals, assists in feeding and/or feeds patient and reports food intake to RN

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.