Patient Care Technician

Kaiser Permanente - Redwood City, CA

Job Title: Patient Care Technician

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City: Redwood City

State: CA

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Assist the work of the Registered Nurse to meet the needs of patients.
Participate in providing patient care, including implementing mobility guidelines.
Ambulate, turn, and reposition patients.
Utilize patient handling equipment for lifting, transferring, repositioning, and transporting patients.
Transport patients within the medical center and deliver/pick up specimens and prescriptions as needed.
Assist with activities of daily living, including feeding, bathing, toileting, providing water, answering phones, and oral care.
Assist the Registered Nurse with patient monitoring, including obtaining, recording, and reporting vital signs, weights, and measuring inputs/outputs.
Perform EKGs as required.
Maintain a clean and safe environment by providing newly admitted patients with supplies and ensuring a tidy bedside and neat linens.
Act as a sitter under the direction of the Nurse Manager to ensure patient safety needs are met.
Assist the Registered Nurse in providing care, including hygiene, nutrition, mobility, monitoring, and engaging the patient in therapeutic activities.
Perform other related duties as necessary.

Experience: Minimum six (6) months (out of the last 3 years) experience in a hospital, clinic, or in a SNF/Home Health setting.

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COVID-19 Requirements: Not Specified

Experience requirement waived for Patient Mobility Techs transitioned into this classification in 2009.
Patient Mobility Techs requiring training must successfully complete an employer-provided training program.