Description
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Under direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or Physician, the Patient Care Technician provides basic direct and indirect patient care. This includes taking and documenting vital signs, answering call lights, assisting patients with activities such as daily living and transfers and other clerical duties.
Principle Responsibilities
Observes, collects, and documents health status data as assigned.Completes measurements according to critical elements of policy/procedures, which may include: temperatures, radial pulses, blood pressures, respirations, weights, intake and output.Reports immediately to the RN observations/health status data that are not within normal limits for the patient or are significantly changed.Assist patients with activities of daily living (ADL) which could include toileting, bathing, dressing, eating etc. with direction from the Registered Nurse.Documents according to documentation guidelines.Per...