Patient Care Technician Trainee

Company Description

Renowned as the academic flagship of the University of Maryland Medical System, our Magnet®-designated facility is a nationally recognized, academic medical center with opportunities across the continuum of care. Come join UMMC and discover the atmosphere where talents and ideas come together to enhance patient care and advance the science of nursing. Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards, you won’t find a more vibrant place to work!

Attends scheduled classes/clinical rotations in a Patient Care Technician program approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing (MBON). The MBON approved course prepares you to safely perform delegated nurse functions with clients of any age and various levels of physical, sensory, motor, and emotional ability skills learned in clinical placement to gain experience in acute care/hospital under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse in the maintenance of a safe and clean environment, assists the patient care team to provide various patient care activities and maintains customer service focus essential for smooth operation.

Principal Responsibilities And Tasks

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

• Identifies, records, and reports overt findings to the Registered Nurse concerning the physical and mental condition of a patient.
• Performs urinary bladder catheterization for temporary or permanent placement and implements catheter care in stable patients as delegated by the registered nurse.
• Administers enteral tube feedings via nasogastric or gastrostomy tubes, as supervised by registered nurse.
• Performs minor housekeeping tasks to keep patient areas in a clean and sanitary condition; recognizes, reports, or corrects environmental conditions, which may jeopardize patient safety and wellbeing.
• Initiates CPR procedures.
• Administers and changes routine dressings to stage one and two wounds, surgical incisions, and peripheral IV sites after assessment by a Registered Nurse.
• Achieves competence in each of the roles through on the job training and didactic education.
• Gathers equipment required to, and initiates placement IV for the patient as directed by the registered nurse.
• Sets up and operates multiple lead EKG machines; attaches and removes EKG leads; runs a rhythm strip.
• Cleans, sterilizes, and appropriately cares for equipment and instruments in accordance with operational procedure.
• Performs chest physical therapy, tracheal suctioning, tracheostomy care and incentive spirometry treatments as delegated and supervised by the responsible registered nurse.
• Provides direct patient care which includes bathing, making beds, feeding, oral hygiene, giving shampoos, turning, and positioning patients, and the like.
• Performs venipuncture for drawing blood samples and established IV access.
• Assists nurses in assembling equipment and in performing various treatments and tests.
• Performs related and delegated tasks when necessary such as admission and/or discharge assistance, setting up special equipment, taking and relaying messages, procuring equipment, and running errands.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED) is required.
• CPR certification is required.
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is required.
• Currently enrolled in or accepted into the Patient Care Technician apprenticeship training classes.

Additional Information

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