PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN-MICU-36 hrs-Day

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Shifts: Day

The Patient Care Technician, CNA performs routine and specialized tasks in providing direct patient care under the functional direction of a registered nurse.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the patient with changing/dressing.
• Transports the patient by stretcher, bed, or wheelchair (this is a large part of the job)
• Identifies abnormal findings that could adversely affect surgical and patient outcomes, including abnormal vital signs, Accucheck results, lab, EKG, and CXR results
• Report all abnormal findings to the appropriate nursing staff.
• Escorts patients to holding rooms.
• Assists with patient changing, and removal of belongings such as jewelry, dentures, contact lenses, etc.
• Verifies patient information.
• Orients patients and families to the environment
• Obtains vital signs.

Qualifications:

• Current Maryland CNA certification
• CPR certification - AHA, Red Cross, or Military Training Network accepted.
• Six months of previous experience as a PCT, patient aide, or geriatric nursing assistant, or currently enrolled in a nursing program and has completed basic technician training in nursing.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee tuition reimbursement
• Dependent tuition reimbursement
• Daycare
• On-campus gym