PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN

Overview

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Contributes to the achievement of clinical quality outcome indicators including patient satisfaction.
• Upholds and applies the organizational values in order to provide quality patient care.
• Provides direct assistance to patients as needed in meeting their personal hygiene needs, including but not
• limited to, bed baths/showering, dressing/undressing, toileting and oral hygiene.
• Assists patients with eating and drinking and ensures fresh water is available for patients.
• Assists in the movement and handling of patients including re-positioning bedridden patients and the
• mobilization of patients.
• Monitors patient activities and reports all patient related information to the Staff Nurse I / Staff Nurse II
• (SNl/SNll) correctly, appropriately and in a timely manner including unusual occurrences.
• Measures and records the readings of temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, oxygen
• saturation and food and fluid intake and output, height and weight as directed and informs the SNl/SNll of
• any abnormal recordings
• Accurately measures, empties and documents the content of urinary catheters and drains.
• Documents all relevant information correctly, appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Receives patient for admission and orientates the patient to the room/unit and services.
• Prepares patients for procedures as directed, assists the physician and remains with the patient if required.
• Collects specimens such as urine, feces or sputum as directed.
• Provides comfort measures such as back care, head, foot and hand massage as needed.
• Assists patients with preparations for prayer if needed