Patient Care Technician - Riverhead, United States - Northwell Health

Northwell Health
Northwell Health
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Riverhead, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description
Under direction and supervision of registered Nurse, assists with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment

Job Responsibility


  • Functions as a co-worker to the nurse and a key member of the nursing care team: - Organizes patient care assignment and sets priorities. - Alerts RN co-worker to changes in patient status i.e., alteration in comfort, skin integrity, alterations in breathing pattern, etc. - Documents patient care and patient status changes on the appropriate chart forms. - Communicates routine information to RN periodically during shift i.e., intake and output. 2.
Assists RN in providing for ADL needs of patients:

  • Prepares patients for meals, and feeds or assists with meals.
  • Provides between meal nourishment and fresh water to patients.
  • Bathes or assists patient to bathe, provides oral hygiene.
  • Toilets patients as necessary.
  • Maintains patient's mobility with range of motion exercises and ambulation.
  • Grooms patient, including shaving, as needed.
  • Participates with the RN in the development of a plan of care for assigned patient.
  • Utilizes a plan of care in carrying out patient assignments. 3.
Maintains patient care units in a neat and orderly condition:

  • Changes and makes beds.
  • Cleans and straightens bedside table and over-bed tables, as needed.
  • Strips patient units upon discharge of patient, in preparation for cleaning by Housekeeping Department.
  • Removes equipment from room. Cleans and place it in appropriate are.
  • Prepares room for new admissions, transfers and post-operative patients. 4.
Assists Registered Nurse by performing selected procedures and simple treatments:

  • Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration rate and B.P. on admission and as assigned.
  • Measures and records fluid intake and output; totals at shift end.
  • Perform, mount and process EKG's.
  • Draw and process blood, as appropriate, within State and County PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN Page 2 of 2
Job Qualification

  • High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
  • Completion of Nurse Assistant course or equivalent, required.
  • OR
  • Prior experience as a Nursing Attendant or equivalent, required.
  • NYS Nurse Attendant certification, preferred.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, and follow written and/or oral instructions.
  • Ability to work in diversified settings.
  • Ability to lift, turn, position, etc. Patients, as required
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Additional Salary Detail


The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

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