Patient Care Technician Certified

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3 New Orleans, LA Job Details Full-time 18 hours ago Qualifications BLS Certification Basic life support Full Job Description Your job is more than a job. Why a Great Place to Work At LCMC Health we help you to lean into your calling by leaning in with you, ensuring you have the resources to do your job as only you can. And that begins with receiving the support you need to thrive and grow, which looks different for each person. Living out our commitment to inclusion requires providing benefits that are as diverse and unique as our workforce. It's a responsibility we take seriously. Because we don't just serve the New Orleans community—we're at the beating heart of it. Whether by offering community health services or making medical innovations more accessible, LCMC Health is bringing a culture of wellness to the communities that matter to you. When you know you're making an authentic impact, you give a little extra to every day— as a person, with your team, in your community—and that's one of the reasons why you'll be a perfect fit at LCMC Health, where giving a little something extra is at the heart of everything we do.

GENERAL DUTIES

Facilitates and maintains a safe environment for patients and others: Performs the priority technical procedures required by the area/department/assignment safely, effectively, efficiently and legally. Provides care services like Basic life support (CPR), ADL's, restorative care, calculates intake and output, lifting, ambulating, transferring, positioning, weights, equipment use, vital signs, phlebotomy, dressing changes, obtaining EKG's, etc. Prepares patient room, charts in the electronic medical record, cleans unit equipment, orders inventory medical/office supplies and performs other non-complex tasks. Delivers basic patient care under the direction of the RN or other licensed healthcare provider: Prioritizes assigned tasks and patient care activities based on the following: acuity of the need, resource availability, customer/patient preference/request and other departmental needs. Reports abnormal patient findings and situations to RN or other licensed healthcare provider and takes actions to correct unsafe conditions. Gives rationale for actions or decisions based on logic, successful experience, intuition and/or established policies/procedures. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care: Seeks supervision or assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely and independently. Contributes to continuity of patient care: Initiates and/or maintains job specific interventions to assure continuity of safe and effective care for patients. Complies with established hospital/departmental/personnel policies.

Delegation:

Delegates tasks to other team members to accomplish direct patient care or support activities. Questions the appropriateness of a task that has been delegated by the RN/Licensed healthcare provider when there are concerns about scope of practice. Enters supply rooms on nursing units as needed to perform necessary job functions. Refrains from manipulating or removing any intravenous fluids that are stored in the area.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

High school diploma, GED, or completion of a nursing assistant program required. Will consider two years as a certified nursing assistant or patient care tech in lieu of education.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Medical Assistant through the American Association of Medical Assistants, Certified Nurse Assistant through the Louisiana State Department of Health, or Certified Patient Care Technician/Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant through the National Health Careers Association Basic Life Support Health Care Provider through the American Heart Association Non-Violent Crisis Prevention through the Crisis Prevention Institute. (obtained within 90 days of hire) Addendum(s) to this Job Description's Licenses and Certifications available below. Certified Mental Health Technician (not required for Manning Family Children's)

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

Does this position formally supervise employees? No

FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS

Medium:

Medium physical requirements

• Medium Work
• Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Sitting

• Occasional (0-35% of day) Standing
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Walking
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders)
• Occasional (0-35% of day) Lifting Floor to waist level: 0-10lbs
• Continuous (67-100% of day) Lifting Floor to waist level: 10-20lbs
• Continuous (67-100% of day) Lifting Floor to waist level: 20-50lbs
• Continuous (67-100% of day) Lifting Floor to waist level: 50-100lbs
• Continuous (67-100% of day) Lifting Floor to waist level: 100+lbs
• Continuous (67-100% of day) Lifting Waist level and above: 0-10lbs
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Lifting Waist level and above: 10-20lbs
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Lifting Waist level and above: 20-50lbs
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Lifting Waist level and above: 50-100lbs
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Lifting Waist level and above: 100+lbs
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Carrying objects
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Push/pull
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Twisting
• Occasional (0-35% of day) Bending
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Reaching forward
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Reaching overhead
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Squat/kneel/crawl
• Occasional (0-35% of day) Wrist position deviation
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Pinching/fine motor activities
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Keyboard use/repetitive motion
• Frequent (36-66% of day) Talk or hear
• Continuous (67-100% of day)

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

Near Vision

• Accurate 20/40 Far Vision
• Accurate 20/40 Color Discrimination
• Yes Depth Perception
• Accurate Hearing
• Accurate

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE RISK POTENTIAL

Bloodborne pathogens

• Reasonably Anticipated Chemical
• Reasonably Anticipated Airborne communicable diseases
• Reasonably Anticipated Extreme temperatures
• Not Anticipated Radiation
• Not Anticipated Uneven surfaces or elevations
• Not Anticipated Extreme noise levels
• Not Anticipated Dust/particular matter
• Not Anticipated Other (List)
• Not Anticipated

POPULATION SERVED

Neonate/Infant up to 1 year: Yes Youth (1yr to 15 yrs): Yes Adult (16 and up): Yes

WORK SHIFT

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