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Dignity Health Patient Care Technician in Phoenix, Arizona
This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/6533478
As part of our team you will provide clinical expertise; support and oversight that helps ensure our patients receive exceptional care
Your success in this role comes from your genuine desire to help patients feel better, whether that means giving them fresh bed linens or checking their vitals
Youre diligent about your tasks, observant of patients conditions improving or declining, and accept coaching well
Check-in with the outgoing patient care techs at the beginning of your shift to get a report on your patients
Conduct hourly rounds on patients, checking vitals, maintaining whiteboard information, and assisting with care as needed
Assist patients with ambulating as necessary
This may mean helping them reach a recliner in their room, walk to the bathroom, or down the hall
Assist released patients in getting safely to their vehicles outside
Assist patients with hygiene needs
This can include a full bed bath, an assisted bed bath, or retrieving towels and soap for ambulatory patients
Help the nurse with tube insertions such as an NG tube, rectal tube, or catheter
You may be holding a cup of water, holding the patient or providing the nurse with supplies as needed, and cleaning up after
Change bed linens, check patients weight, other tasks as assigned each day