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Patient Care Technician/Nursing Assistant - Psychiatry Day Part Time

Stony Brook Medicine

Greenport, NY, United States1w ago

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Skills

activities of daily livingecgvital signs

About the role

Position Summary: Under the direction and supervision of the Registered Professional Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse, Patient Care Technician (PCT) / Nursing Assistant (NA) provide direct patient care.

Job Duties & Essential Functions:

  • Assists patients with basic needs including bathing, grooming, dressing, eating and using the restroom.
  • Regularly measures and records vital signs such as temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respiration.
  • Draws blood, urine, or stool samples for testing.
  • Obtains blood glucose levels, EKGs.
  • Performing constant observation and proactive safety rounds, performing activities of daily living assistance; engaging patients in meaningful interaction and activities.
  • Immediately reports and changes in a patient’s condition to the nursing staff.
  • Maintaining safe, clean, and therapeutic environments; responding to patient call bells; answering phones; property and environment searches.
  • Ordering, maintaining, and putting away supplies; other duties as assigned.
  • Assists patients in moving around, transferring them to and from beds, wheelchairs and other devices.
  • Acts as a liaison between patients, families and medical staff.
  • Provides comfort and reassurance to patients and their families.

Required Experience & Qualifications:

  • Current BLS provider certification from the American Heart Association.
  • PCT certification required within first year of employment.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications:

  • High school Diploma or equivalent.
  • Prior experience in a Nursing Assistant role in a hospital, nursing home, or ambulatory setting.

Physical Demands: