Patient Care Technician

Summary

Join our team at Northwestern Medicine as a Patient Care Technician-Same Day Surgery Full-Time, where you'll perform basic patient care activities under the supervision of an RN. As a key member of our team, you'll have opportunities to grow and develop your skills in a positive work environment.

Requirements

• Nursing students who have completed one clinical rotation
• Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, or nursing school students with one semester of clinical completed
• CPR – Basic Life Support
• Physical Demands Requirement: lift/carry up to 50 pounds and a push/pull force up to 50 pounds

Responsibilities

• Performs basic nursing care activities as delegated and supervised by an RN
• Assists patients with tending to personal care and activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming and eating
• Reports abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to nursing staff
• Assists with keeping patient rooms clean and orderly
• Demonstrates flexibility, organization, and multi-tasking. Able to function under stressful situations
• Utilizes critical thinking skills to successfully demonstrate the ability to prioritize and complete unit work quickly as the needs of the unit, patients and staff change
• Serves as liaison between patient care units and all other patient related departments
• Answers telephone, intercom and call lights in a polite manner using appropriate telephone etiquette and communicates information to the appropriate staff/family/patient
• Manages the overall unit workflow in concert with the charge RN and/or assistant manager, on an as needed basis
• Performs pre-census and validates daily admission, discharge and census lists, on an as needed basis

Preferred Qualifications

• Phlebotomy experience
• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Assistant program or Graduate of Phlebotomy course