include assisting in data collection for patient assessment, such as vital signs, weights, and I&O, alongside providing direct patient hygiene, nutrition, and personal care needs. The role also requires maintaining a safe and clean patient care environment and completing patient rounding to enhance satisfaction and safety.
Requirements summary
Minimum requirements include a High School Diploma or equivalent and current American Heart Association BLS certification. Preferred experience includes 1 year of Clinical Care experience, specifically as a CNA or PCT in a healthcare setting.
As a Patient Care Tech you’re on the front line of care.
You’ve developed that sixth sense of anticipating and answering the needs of your patients.
Your responsibilities may not always be easy, but you firmly believe that your growth starts where your comfort zone ends.
You’re a healthcare warrior and you gather every ounce of kindness, respect and empathy at your patient’s bedside delivering care like you would want for yourself and your loved ones.
All the call lights, hand holds, medical needs, family questions, and even a proverbial ‘extra blanket” request, you’ve lost count, but you still bring your heart and soul to every single one like it’s your first.
And that’s what we love about you.
Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your “little something extra” all add up to you.
And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this hands-on, personal care nursing role.
Your Everyday Assist in collection of data used for assessment of patients' conditions as assigned, including vital signs, weights, blood glucose monitoring, I&O, etc.
Assist with the patient hygiene, nutrition and personal care needs and patient-related tasks.
Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone.
Maintain a clean environment in patient care area.
Complete patient rounding in accordance with patient assignments and schedule to drive patient satisfaction and safety.
Enhance knowledge and seek opportunities for career development.
Embrace teamwork and direction in performance of duties.
The Must-Haves Minimum: High School Diploma or equivalent, appropriate work experience.
Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
1 year of Clinical Care experience; CNA or PCT experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
WORK SHIFT: Days (United States of America) LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen.
While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way.
Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary Touro Touro, at the forefront of medical excellence within LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been regionally recognized for 165 years as one of New Orleans' most enduring healthcare monuments.
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All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.
LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
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About LCMC Health One-of-a-kind care comes from one-of-a-kind people.
At LCMC Health, our people are the magic ingredient that makes our care so extra-extraordinary.
We are compassionate, driven, and dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare and to the people of New Orleans and beyond.
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