Patient Care Technician- 6 West General Surgery Position Available In Allegheny, Pennsylvania

• 6 West at UPMC East is hiring a full-time Patient Care Technician! This is a full-time position that requires rotating weekend and holiday shifts.

• Patient Care:

• + Assist with patient procedures and activities of daily living.

+ Provide physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies. + Provide feedback to the RN regarding patient care and report changes in patient status. + Perform UPMC nursing core nursing assistant responsibilities (blood glucose, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collections, and Foley care). + Perform at least four of the following BU identified tasks: phlebotomy, 12 lead EKG, simple dressing, Foley catheter removal, point of care testing, bladder scan, straight catheter, or IV catheter removal.

• Equipment and Communication:

• + Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department. + Establish appropriate and effective communication with other departments. + Establish professional and respectful interpersonal relationships. + Contribute to universal unit activities, including responding to call lights and telephones, passing meal trays, and transporting patients.

• Feedback and Development:

• + Constructively receive feedback and direction. + Identify and communicate learning needs to the unit director. + Take action to improve knowledge, skills, and performance. + Request assistance in planning and prioritizing activities as needed. + Participate in self-review as requested by the unit director.

• Patient and Family Instruction:

• + Provide instruction to patients and their families under the direction of the RN. + Apply, monitor, and remove patient restraints as per physician or hospital protocol.

• Communication and Safety:

• + Communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team.

+ Demonstrate understanding of cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in the health professions. + Support safety in the workplace for patients and self. + Develop and maintain productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues.

• Policy Adherence:

• + Strictly adhere to all policies and procedures relative to patient care and hospital-related information. + Comply with safety policies and procedures, including standard precautions.

• Departmental Support:

• + Suggest and support changes within the department. + Assume responsibility for assignments and view problems as challenges. + Demonstrate awareness of behavior on the efficient functioning of the department. + Support department-based projects and quality initiatives.

• Documentation and Clerical Functions:

• + Document in the medical record according to established procedures. + Perform assigned work in a timely and productive manner. + Complete department clerical functions as needed.

• Competency and Advanced Skills:

• + Achieve and maintain competency in required standard competencies. + Perform at least one or more of the following advanced skills based on department operational need: phlebotomy/venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrhythmia, 12-lead EKG, and NG tubes clamping and removal.

• Other Duties:

• + Perform other duties as assigned.

+ High school diploma or equivalent. + Must also have either + 1 Year of general healthcare experience, OR + 6 months of experience as UPMC Nursing Assistant/CNA with PCT competency achieved within 120 days of hire/transfer/promotion, OR + enrollment in

PT/OT/PA

program or related healthcare training program with completion of at least one clinical rotation, OR + completion of a bachelors degree in a health sciences field. + Successful completion of UPMC patient care technician class + Successful completion of basic information system training. + Microcomputer experience preferred. + Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing. + Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic or currently enrolled in an EMT or Paramedic program preferred. + Access to medications is limited to the distribution of the medication to the nurse.

• Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• + CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire ACLS preferred + Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) + Act 34
• UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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