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Nemours is seeking a Patient Care Technician (Comprehensive Cardiac Care Unit) FULL-TIME to join our Nemours Children's Hospital team in Orlando, Florida. Click Here to take a virtual tour.
This position requires you to either be a certified nursing assistant or complete 1 semester of nursing clinicals.
This position is responsible for the following:
- Assisting with general activities
- Demonstrating proficiency in the care of patients of all ages; neonates, infants, toddlers, school aged and adolescents.
- Assisting with the provision of family centered care in conjunction with other disciplines.
Essential Functions:
- Prepares rooms for patient admissions assuring that the room is clean and proper equipment is set up for patient’s needs.
- Ensures an adequate stock of all necessary equipment and supplies in designated areas at established par levels.
- Performs vital signs and reports abnormalities to assigned RN.
- Records intake and output of patients as directed by RN
- Ensures a clean and safe patient care environment.
- Assists patients with activities of daily living (bath, feed, play, etc.) and provides other patient care as directed.
- Utilizes the electronic medical record as required for patient care.
- Participates in unit, departmental and hospital education programs
- Transports patients to other unit locations and escorts discharged patients to car.
- Courteously and professionally covers patient care unit front desk as needed for back-up. This includes promptly answering telephones, greeting patients, sending reports, distributing, sorting, or processing mail, entering orders, managing medical record, etc.
- Adheres to the Nemours Standards of Behavior.
Position Requirements
- High school diploma and completion of an accredited Nursing Assistant course required.
- In lieu of Nursing Assistant course, completion of at least one semester of basic nursing skills in an accredited nursing program required.
- Minimum of one (1) year of hospital PCT or CNA experience preferred; hospital experience preferred.
- Valid American Heart Association BLS Certification required upon hire; BLS certification must be valid for 90 days post start date