PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN - FLOAT (DAYS & NIGHTS AVAILABILITY)
Company: Boone Health
Location: Columbia
Posted on: October 1, 2024
Job Description:
Job Description
Additional Job Information
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- 36 Hours per Week
- Days & Nights Available
- 12 Hour Shifts
- Benefit Eligible Overview
Job Summary
Provides direct patient care to support the licensed professional
nurses responsible for a team of patients to ensure a safe
environment for patients by reducing risk of harm. Collects vital
information on the patient and reports such to the RN which
contributes to the overall assessment of each patient and any
changes to a patient's condition.
Job Responsibilities
- Implements direct patient care under the supervision of the
nurse, promoting patient and family centered care in a healing
environment. Administers or assists patients with ADL, performs VS,
l&O, fall and pressure ulcer prevention measures, foley care,
phlebotomy, or point of care testing as requested.
- Collects clinical data and information on patients, and reports
changes in patient status to the nurse. Assists nurse with patient
and family education. Documents all patient care activities
provided.
- Ensures availability of supplies and equipment to meet each
patient's needs.
- Participates in activities that promote safety, quality and
regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development and
lifelong learning, as well as acting as 1:1 patient safety sitter
as necessary.
- Boone Health has determined this is a safety-sensitive
position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and
in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
- Performs Other Responsibilities as Assigned. Minimum
Qualifications
Degree: High School Diploma or GED
Experience:
- Is enrolled in a professional or practical nursing education
program and has or will complete within ninety (90) days a
fundamentals of nursing course; or
- Was a professional nursing or practical nursing licensure
candidate who failed to pass the state licensure examinations in
the past three (3) years; or
- Is certified as a nursing assistant; or
- Has documentation of current registration as a certified
nursing assistant in another state that meets the requirements
listed in 42 CFR 483.151 and 483.152; or
- Has documented experience as a nurse assistant, emergency
medical technician, or surgical technician in the past three (3)
years; or
- Has proof of completion of a patient care technician training
program which meets the curriculum requirements of this rule or UAP
training program in Missouri or another state which meets the
requirements of this rule within the last three (3) years;
- Has completed a professional or licensed practical nursing
program outside the United States and is awaiting the licensure
examination in this country; or
- Has proof of certification as a patient care technician.
Supervisor Experience: Non-Required
Licenses & Certification: Non-Required
Preferred Qualifications
- Licenses & Certification: Certified Nurse Assistant
Work Shift
Rotating Schedule (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours
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Legal Statement
The above information on this description has been designed to
indicate the general nature and level of work performed by
employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be
interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties
and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Keywords: Boone Health, Spartanburg , PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN - FLOAT (DAYS & NIGHTS AVAILABILITY), Professions , Columbia, South Carolina
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