Pediatric Patient Care Technician (PCT)

at  RWJBarnabas Health

New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA -

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Immediate23 Nov, 2024Not Specified28 Aug, 2024N/AGood communication skillsNoNo
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Description:

Req #: 46537
Category: Nurses Aide
Status: Per Diem
Shift: Day
Facility: Childrens Specialized Hosp
Department: Inpatient Rehab - Adolescent

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

  • High school diploma
  • AHA BLS Provider Certification
  • Physical stamina and ability to safely lift and move objects and people
  • Conscientious, cooperative, ability to work as a team member

Preferred:

  • Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) curriculum completion
  • Medical Assistant certification

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

  • Per Diem

Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Provides direct patient care as delegated by nursing and therapy staff and directed by the patient care plan. Care activities functions include but are not limited to:
  • Bedside carryover tasks (ROM, assistive standing devices, adaptive equipment, ADL care, special positioning techniques, splints|contracture care, bladder retraining)
  • Bathing
  • Safe patient transport, positioning and transfer
  • Pool support (transfers, dressing, showering)
  • Participation in treatment sessions| groups (set|up and clean|up, supply retrieval)
  • Supervision of patient individual exercise programs
  • Active participation in therapy groups and special events
  • Use of patient and therapy equipment
  • Ensuring that patients have their recommended adaptive equipment available and coaching them in its use
  • Reporting lack of and|or missing equipment and supplies to appropriate personnel
  • Takes patient vital signs
  • Patient feeding (set up, checking diet, accurately recording intake and output, feeding patients when necessary, supervision)
  • Assists in patient supervision to ensure safety
  • Responsible for communicating with nursing and therapy staff regarding patient care
  • Documents in electronic medical record as needed
  • Performs all duties with a customer service focus while recognizing and respecting cultural differences
  • Responsible for taking inventory, stocking and organizing therapy and nursing supplies|equipment and notifying manager|supervisor of any needs
  • Assists with laundry, makes patient beds and organizes bedside
  • Maintain equipment calibration logs
  • Practices infection control procedures in changing suction canisters and cleaning of equipment and toys using hospital approved disinfectant. Complete infection control log as necessary
  • Assists with clerical duties as needed (i.e. answering phones, copying, hanging scheduling)
  • Assists with orientation of new staff and volunteers
  • Continual contact with patients, families, visitors and all hospital departments and staff
  • Contact with medications, chemicals and equipment

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.


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)

Hospital/Health Care

Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D

Health Care

Diploma

Proficient

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New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA