Patient Care Tech/Unit Clerk - Med/Surg… at Tahoe Forest… · Location…

Patient Care Tech/Unit Clerk - Med/Surg - Per Diem

Bargaining Unit: EA

Rate of Pay: $29.72/hour + DOE + Shift Differential (Base Pay of $26.42 includes 12.5% per diem premium)

• Employees Assists with ECG recording during code blues or cardioversions
• Checks for outdates on crash cart and par supplies.

• Assists in the preparation of patient rooms and beds.
• Assists in and accompanies patient if necessary in the admission, transfer and discharge procedure.
• Receives report from nurse at beginning of shift.
• Performs personal direct care and general services to and for patients.
• Performs routine treatment procedures.
• Assists licensed staff in complicated treatment procedures.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure and intake/output measurements.
• Prepares patient for meals, serves and removes trays, assists with meals or feeds patient.
• Answers call light; attends to patients.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment especially in patient rooms.
• Assists patients with handling and care of clothing and other personal property.
• Collects and transports specimens.
• Practices cost effective use of supplies.
• Follows established procedure for obtaining, charging and return of patient equipment to designated department.
• Performs cardiac monitoring for patients on telemetry.
• Provide ECG monitoring and notifies RN of any changes in rhythm.
• Records and measures ECG tracings every 4 hours.
• Maintains patient records.
• Prepares charts for admissions, transfer and discharge.
• Compiles and distributes reports.
• Maintains appropriate report sheets (Lab, Census).
• Requisitions supplies.
• Answers questions from a variety of people (patients, family visitors, visitors).
• Answers telephones and gives information to callers or routes as appropriate.
• Uses interpersonal communication strategies that are perceived as positive.
• Identifies and reports patient related or staff related problems.
• Enters and retrieves data from computer, operates various business machines.
• This position may require on-call and call-back dependent on unit census.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

• Previous acute care experience and current enrollment in an accredited nursing school