Patient Care Technician - 5 North (Hematology, Oncology and General Family Medicine)
- Job Title
- Patient Care Technician - 5 North (Hematology, Oncology and General Family Medicine)
- Job ID
- 27428017
- Location
- Washington, DC 20060
- Other Location
- Description
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With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.
Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a Patient Care Technician who will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.
The Patient Care Technician:
- Uses recognized channels of communication following the chain of command
- Consistently demonstrates competence in providing patient care routines in accordance with established nursing care procedures to ensure patient dignity, comfort, privacy and safety
- Adheres to nursing and administrative policies and procedures
- Under the direction of the RN, performs technical duties and selected treatments, procedures and activities which contribute to safe and efficient delivery of patient care
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- Inserts intravenous lines/Heparin locks
- Performs EKG's (telemetry monitoring)
- Implement the patient plan of care under the supervision of licensed personnel
- Participates in discharge planning
- Reinforces the teaching of individuals and groups of patients
- Performs activities as assigned and demonstrates competency in them
- Performs blood draws
- Assists patients to perform ADL's (bathing, dressing, toileting, and grooming)
- Assists in use and care of assistive devices, prosthetics and or equipment
- Transfers and transports patients as desired
- Performs continual observation
- Provides an accurate, thorough and timely report of patient condition to health care personnel
- Organizes and prioritizes assignments to accommodate changing work situations under the guidance of licensed personnel
- Measures and records intake (fluid/food) and output (bodily functions/bodily drainage)
- Observes and reports abnormal skin condition following established policy and procedures. Assist in the care of patients at risk or with actual skin breakdown
- Identifies pain assessment needs with each vital signs and as needed and communicates as appropriate to RN
- Obtains point-of-care testing as ordered and or delegated by the RN: blood glucose, hemoccult, multistix, and urine HCG as appropriate for patient care unit
Qualified candidates will possess:
- High school Graduate or equivalent
- 2+ years of experience in a hospital setting as Patient Care Technician
- BLS/CPR certification required
Work life balance
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)
COVID-19 Vaccination
Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.
- Required Skills
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High school Graduate or equivalent
2+ years of experience in a hospital setting as Patient Care Technician
BLS/CPR certification required
