Patient Care Technician (PCT/CNA) at Nemours in Wilmington, Delaware

Job Description:

Nemours is seeking Patient Care Technician's to join our Nemours Children's Hospital In-Patient Rehab. team in Orlando, Florida.

Located in Orlando, Fla., Nemours Children's Hospital is the newest addition to the Nemours integrated healthcare system. Our 100-bed pediatric hospital also features the area's only 24-hour Emergency Department designed just for kids as well as outpatient pediatric clinics including several specialties previously unavailable in the region. A hospital designed by families for families, Nemours Children's Hospital blends the healing power of nature with the latest in healthcare innovation to deliver world-class care to the children of Central Florida and beyond. In keeping with our goal of bringing Nemours care into the communities we serve, we also provide specialty outpatient care in several clinics located throughout the region.

Position Responsibilities

This position is responsible for the following:

• Assisting with general activities
• Demonstrating proficiency in the care of patients of all ages; neonates, infants, toddlers, school aged and adolescents.
• Assisting with the provision of family centered care in conjunction with other disciplines.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares rooms for patient admissions assuring that the room is clean and proper equipment is set up for patient's needs.
• Ensures an adequate stock of all necessary equipment and supplies in designated areas at established par levels.
• Performs vital signs and reports abnormalities to assigned RN.
• Records intake and output of patients as directed by RN
• Ensures a clean and safe patient care environment.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (bath, feed, play, etc.) and provides other patient care as directed.
• Utilizes the electronic medical record as required for patient care.
• Participates in unit, departmental and hospital education programs
• Transports patients to other unit locations and escorts discharged patients to car.
• Courteously and professionally covers patient care unit front desk as needed for back-up. This includes promptly answering telephones, greeting patients, sending reports, distributing, sorting, or processing mail, entering orders, managing medical record, etc.
• Adheres to the Nemours Standards of Behavior.

Position Requirements

• High school diploma and completion of an accredited Nursing Assistant course required.
• In lieu of Nursing Assistant course, completion of at least one semester of basic nursing skills in an accredited nursing program required.
• Minimum of one (1) year of hospital PCT or CNA experience preferred; hospital experience preferred.
• Valid American Heart Association BLS Certification required upon hire; BLS certification must be valid for 90 days post start date