Patient Care Technician (GI Surgery, Nights)

Quick Facts

• Role: Patient Care Technician (GI Surgical Oncology)

• Shift: Full-time nights

Description

The Patient Care Technician supports the Professional Registered Nurse with direct and indirect patient care activities in accordance with policies, procedures, and regulatory/accreditation standards. Duties include vital signs, monitoring, newborn and adult care tasks, specimen collection, and emergency response with basic life support. The technician also performs unit support tasks such as equipment readiness, documentation/charges, and maintaining a safe, clean environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with admission, transfer, and discharge processes

• Take and record vital signs and measurements; document intake and output (including drain output)

• Apply cardiac monitoring/oximetry; obtain EKG; perform infant security checks; perform newborn hearing screening

• Obtain capillary blood glucose; perform phlebotomy; apply fetal monitoring equipment

• Discontinue heplocks and Foley catheters; administer enemas

• Collect specimens (urine, stool, blood, sputum); perform rounds and observe newborns

• Respond to call lights and emergency lights; distribute nourishment and assist with meals

• Provide morning/evening care, bed baths, peri-care, and newborn care (bathing, dressing, foot prints, feeding assistance, glucose checks)

• Make occupied/unoccupied beds; ambulate patients and instruct on walker/cane/crutch use as assigned

• Assist with pre- and post-operative care, positioning, safety equipment, and safe lifting/turning

• Apply comfort and safety measures (side rails, call lights); set up oxygen and suction/respiratory equipment

• Apply dressings to Stage I/II skin breakdown

• Prepare rooms for MD/RN assessments and assist with normal newborn nursery procedures

• Transport patients/equipment/supplies; respond to emergencies, secure assistance, initiate basic life support

• Document and promptly notify RN of condition changes; perform post-mortem care when necessary

• Manage care of prosthetic devices and other patient aids

• Maintain safe/clean environment; perform delegated RN tasks to support unit operations

• Collect and inventory patient belongings; complete charges; order supplies and stock; ensure room readiness

• Check equipment function; count instruments/sterile trays as appropriate

• Stock/remove linen; set up/break down delivery table; participate in meetings, orientation, QC, and quality improvement

Requirements

• CNA Certification or currently enrolled in School of Nursing with successful completion of basic clinical rotations

• CPR recognition (American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers)

• Minimum 90% on annual mandatory Health and Safety Training quizzes

• Unit-based recognition for Capillary Blood Glucose Monitoring

• High school diploma required (one year of college/nursing education or equivalent preferred)

• Previous healthcare experience preferred

Benefits

We offer benefits supporting employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events. Benefits details are available online, and eligibility depends on employment classification; sign-on bonus eligibility may apply as described for internal employees and rehires and eligible new graduate internal employees.