Pediatric Patient Care Technician (PCT)

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Req #: 0000174416
Category: Certified Nursing Assistant / Nurse Aide
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Evening
Facility: Childrens Specialized Hosp
Department: Inpatient Rehab-Infant/Toddler

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:

• Full Time
• Evening

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 anytime with or without notice.