Patient Care Technician - Appleton - Casual
ThedaCare
- Appleton, WI
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Lifestyle Engagement
- e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support
- Access & Affordability
- e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare
- Work location: ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton
- Department: 24 bed- inpatient surgical unit, caring for a variety of surgical patients
- Tight-knit nursing team
- Excellent Benefits-Platinum-Certified Employee Friendly Workplace by Fox Cities Chamber
- Salary range is based on relevant years of experience.
12 hour shifts-(0.2 FTE)
Only work every third weekend - 8 hours -Friday and Saturday (2 weekends in a 6 week schedule)KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. Performs delegated patient care activities using evidence-based practice and specific competencies for the patient population served.
2. Checks patients’ vital signs, height, and weight, as needed, based on patient type.
3. Provides compassionate care and listens to patients’ concerns and guides them by answering any questions or concerns.
4. Identifies and escalates changes in patient status or patient risks to prevent crisis.
5. Collects clinical data and information on patients and reports to care team.
6. Repositions, transfers, ambulates and transports patients.
7. Assists patients with basic needs (such as hygiene, eating, using the restroom, and dressing).
8. Obtains and reports patient intake and output.
9. Provides care that is age appropriate, culturally specific, and developmentally appropriate in an environment that promotes patient safety.
10. Demonstrates professional and therapeutic relationships with patients, families, team members, and providers.QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School diploma or GED preferred. • Must be 18 years of age. required
- Previous healthcare experience preferred
- American Heart Association HealthCare Provider Life Support (BLS)
- Ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling) and lift up to a maximum of fifty (50) pounds without assistance
- Job classification is exposed to blood borne pathogens (blood or bodily fluids) while performing job duties
- Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to perform patient care procedures
- Frequent exposure to sharp objects and instruments
- Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock
- Occasional high noise level in work environment
- Standing and/or walking for extended periods of time
- Transporting, transferring, positioning patients and/or equipment from one location to another; little likelihood for injury if proper body mechanics and procedures are followed
- Possible exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous materials, and pharmacological agents
- Occasional contact with aggressive and or combative patients