Patient Care

• Ensure and provide patient care as a responsible and accountable clinical expert, role model, educator, and resource
• Facilitate professional development of staff and evidence-based quality care
• Collaborate with unit leadership to ensure competent staff performance, quality patient outcomes, and regulatory compliance
• Disseminate relevant committee and Patient Care Specialist meeting information and education to staff
• Participate with unit leadership and the Department of Education to meet staff educational needs, including orientation, nurse residency, competency assessment, electronic learning, electronic medical records, continuing education, performance improvement, and professional development
• Provide clinical, consultative, technical, and informational services to clinical staff, patients, and families
• Participate in all phases of performance improvement and unit-based patient satisfaction goals
• Assist in developing and implementing evidence-based policies, procedures, protocols, and standards
• Mentor nurse resident evidence-based practice projects and facilitate dissemination
• Promote quality and safety through evidence-based practice
• Foster staff compliance with OSHA, HIPAA, TJC, DOH, ADA, Point of Care testing, patient safety goals, and mandatory education requirements
• Mentor staff to facilitate team development and collaborative practice
• Serve as an effective resource and liaison to departmental and hospital-network staff

Patient Care Specialist

• Perform various patient care activities and accommodative services under the general supervision of a Registered or Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurse
• Perform patient care activities within the limits of the position
• Accomplish job duties consistently with PAM Health policies, procedures and guidelines

Patient Care Technician – FT Days

• Perform various patient care activities and accommodative services under the general supervision of a Registered or Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurse
• Perform patient care activities within the limits of the position
• Follow PAM Health policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Provide care in a specialty healthcare/post-acute hospital environment

Patient Care Technician, PRN Days

• Perform various patient care activities and accommodative services under the general supervision of a Registered or Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurse
• Perform patient care activities within the limits of the position
• Follow PAM Health policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Provide care in a specialty healthcare hospital environment

Patient Care Technician, PRN Nights

• Perform various patient care activities and accommodative services under the general supervision of a Registered or Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurse
• Perform patient care activities within the limits of the position
• Do not administer medications or therapy
• Do not assume independent responsibility for patient care
• Accomplish job duties consistently with PAM Health policies, procedures, and guidelines

Patient Care Technician, PCT – FT Nights

• Perform various patient care activities and accommodative services
• Work under the general supervision of a Registered or Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurse
• Accomplish job duties consistently with PAM Health policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Provide patient care in a specialty healthcare hospital environment