What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Technician PACU position at USPI?
At Pediatric Surgery Centers in Tampa, Florida, we provide first-class surgical services for local communities and recognize our employees as our number one assets. As a Surgical Scrub Tech at our facility, you have the opportunity to enjoy no calls, no weekends and no holidays. We focus on offering a high quality, ambulatory care alternative to a hospital for surgical procedures. We have been in operation at this location since 2005 and perform over 4,500 surgeries per year. Specialty areas include ENT, GI , General Surgery, Ophthalmology, and Urology.
We are now hiring a Patient Care Technician for PACU
This position provides direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a registered nurse. Provides for personal care, comfort and assists with safe, clean environment, maintains equipment and supplies.
Required Skills:
Minimum Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED.
- One year of related healthcare experience.
Required License/Certifications
- BLS Certificate
Required Skills
- Ability to maintain collaborative working relationships to ensure a positive and productive work environment.
- Ability to plan and prioritize work with frequent interruptions.
- Ability to provide exceptional customer service.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge and proficiency of hospital information technology applications.
Essential Functions
- Provides general nursing care, such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, transferring patients and assisting patients with ambulation.
- Prepares patient bays, including stocking nurse server and room with anticipated patient care items.
- Answers patient call lights, making rounds to assigned patients.
- Assists with simple dressing changes, using Universal Precautions
- Notifies appropriate licensed personnel when patient needs assistance.
- Reports and when appropriate, records any changes observed in the condition or behavior of the patient.
- Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood-pressure, weight and intake-output.
- Understands specialty equipment, keeps knowledge up-to-date, is a technical resource for others, follows technology practices and standards.
- Demonstrates the ability to write clear, concise notes, simple charting that reflects patient care given.
- Performs patients surgical preps as directed by RN.
- Other duties as assigned.
