Patient Care Tech (Med Surg) - PRN

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Description JOB SUMMARY: Under the general direction of the DON and Charge Nurse, the Patient Care Tech (PCT) will promote palliative care and comfort for hospital inpatients, swing-bed patients, and hospice care patients, in accordance with Joint Commission, federal, state, and local guidelines, organizational and departmental policies and procedures. PCT gives routine, non-licensed, technical bedside care as requested by licensed staff member as a member of the Nursing Team. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE: 1. Provides basic age-appropriate patient care under the supervision of an RN/LPN. a) Basic hygiene is provided by offering complete or partial bath as needed (i.e. mouth care, hair care, shaving and catheter care) as assistant to the RN/LPN. b) Vital signs are accurate and documented correctly according to unit specific policies and guidelines and gathered when requested by the RN/LPN. c) Provides a secondary visualization of patients for pressure areas and promptly reports to RN/LPN. d) I & O’s and weights are accurate and documented according to unit guidelines when requested by the RN. e) Patient arm bands are checked upon admission, each shift and as needed. f) Emptying and reco...