Patient Care Technician (Float Pool)

Quick Facts

• Role: Patient Care Technician (Float Pool), Part-time Days
• Supervision: Works under the supervision of an RN

Description

Provide basic nursing care activities delegated by an RN, including monitoring vital signs, checking blood glucose, and recording intake and output. Assist patients with activities of daily living and communicate any abnormal changes to nursing staff. Float across units to support overall workflow, including answering call lights and validating daily admission/discharge/census lists as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic nursing care activities as delegated and supervised by an RN (vital signs, blood glucose measurements, intake/output)
• Assist with bathing, grooming, and eating
• Report abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental, and emotional condition to nursing staff
• Help keep patient rooms clean and orderly
• Demonstrate flexibility, organization, and multitasking under stressful situations
• Use critical thinking to prioritize and complete unit work quickly as needs change
• Serve as a liaison between patient care units and other patient-related departments
• Answer telephone, intercom, and call lights using appropriate etiquette; communicate information to the appropriate staff/family/patient
• Support overall unit workflow in concert with charge RN and/or assistant manager as needed
• Perform pre-census and validate daily admission, discharge, and census lists as needed

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Nursing students who have completed one clinical rotation, or Certified Nursing Assistant, or Certified Medical Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician
• CPR – Basic Life Support

Preferred Qualifications

• Phlebotomy experience
• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Assistant program or graduate of a Phlebotomy course

Benefits

• Range of benefits supporting employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being
• Background check required for newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers
• Benefits eligibility depends on employment classification (details provided via the benefits page)