UPMC
Location
Cumberland, Maryland
include providing direct patient care such as bathing, feeding, dressing, transporting, and monitoring vital signs under the direction of an RN or LPN. Team members must also maintain a safe and clean environment, manage supplies, and report changes in patient status promptly.
Candidates must be a Certified Nursing Assistant or meet specific educational and experience criteria to qualify as a Patient Care Technician, which may include a high school diploma, healthcare experience, or enrollment in a relevant healthcare program. CPR certification is required, and specific experience levels dictate placement within the PCT career ladder.
Assume responsibility for assignments and views problems as challenges. Provide direct resident/patient care as directed by the RN and LPN including all activities of daily living such as bathing, feeding, dressing, transporting, toileting, and ambulating residents/patients. Maintain an environment conducive to resident/patient safety and recovery including, but not limited to, completing safety checks, keeping the department and resident/patient rooms clean and organized, cleaning department specific equipment, changing bed linens, emptying linen hampers, keeping hallways clear of equipment and returning equipment to proper storage. Responds to resident/patient needs and calls in a timely manner. Acquire and distribute supplies and equipment to facilitate resident/patient care delivery including, but not limited to, ordering, charging/crediting supplies, setting up resident/patient care equipment within the scope of the nursing assistant position, and stocking resident/patient rooms and unit supply areas. Deliver resident/patient nourishments and assist with feeding as needed; fills water pitchers. Perform routine tests such as resident weights, vital signs, and Intake & Output. Provide feedback to the RN/LPN regarding resident/patient care and reports changes in resident/patient status in a timely manner. Assure equipment malfunctions are reported to the appropriate department. Contribute to the universal unit activities including, but not limited to, responding to call lights and telephones, passing meal trays and transporting residents. Maintain current CPR certification. May apply, monitor and remove resident/patient restraints as per physician or facility protocol. Provide diversional activities to reduce or prevent use of restraints. Document in the medical record according to established procedures. Comply with safety policies and procedures including standard precautions and understands policies and procedures for blood borne pathogen exposure. Strictly adhere to all policies and practices relative to resident/patient care and facility related information. Responds within the scope of the nursing assistant role to emergent situations. *Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary within the PCT career ladder based on their individual experience and education.
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