Description

Job Summary:

The Patient Care Technician reports to the clinical supervisor and supports the perioperative team to meet the needs of patients in order to provide safe, quality care.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, or designee, the Patient Care Technician assists the work of the perioperative team to meet the needs of patients in order to provide safe, quality care.
• Working as part of a team, the Patient Care Technician participates in providing patient care, including: Ambulating, turning and repositioning patients. Uses patient handling equipment in the tasks of lifting, transferring, repositioning and transporting patients. As needed, may also transport patients within the medical office building and deliver and pick up specimens and prescriptions.
• Assisting with activities of daily living, including but not limited to: toileting, ambulating and getting dressed.
• Assists the perioperative team with patient monitoring, including but not limited to: obtaining, recording and reporting vital signs, weights, and measuring and recording inputs/outputs. May perform EKGs as required.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment by providing a newly admitted patient with supplies ensuring a clean and tidy bedside, and neat linens. Performs other related duties as necessary.
• Supports perioperative staff with room turnover, pulling instruments and supplies for surgical cases, transporting contaminated instruments to designated area and room breakdown/clean up.
• Performs clerical duties such as call forwards, chart preparation and quality data collection.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• N/A.

Education

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Additional Requirements:

• N/A.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum one (1) year work in healthcare setting.

Primary Location: Georgia,Atlanta,Regional Office - 9 Piedmont
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri,
Working Hours Start: 07:00 AM
Working Hours End: 04:00 PM
Job Schedule: Call-in/On-Call
Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: GTC|UFCW|Local 1996
Job Level: Entry Level
Department: Gwinn Comprehensive Med Center - Day Surgery - 2808
Pay Range: $17.09 - $22.96 / hour Travel: Yes, 100 % of the Time On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.
Requisition #: 1418841

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