Patient Care Technician

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Patient Care Technicians provide basic healthcare to patients staying in a hospital or other medical facility. They’ll keep the patients’ rooms clean, sanitized and orderly each day. Patient Care Technicians will regularly visit patients to monitor their health and vital signs, administer medications prescribed by Nurses or Physicians, provide emotional support before and after treatments and assist patients in completing basic tasks like eating, using the restroom or grooming themselves.

Apa pekerjaan seorang Patient Care Technician?

A Patient Care Technician, or Medical Care Technician, provides basic health care and support to patients during their stay in a medical facility. Their main duties include sanitizing and cleaning patients’ rooms, monitoring patients’ health and vital signs and assisting patients with basic needs like feeding and grooming.

Tanggung jawab

Patient Care Technician harus mampu memenuhi berbagai tugas dan tanggung jawab. Berikut ini adalah beberapa tugas dan tanggung jawab yang harus dapat dilakukan oleh Patient Care Technician:

Checking patients’ blood pressure, heartbeat and pulse regularly
Providing compassionate care by listening to patients’ concerns and guiding them by answering any questions or concerns
Monitoring patients’ conditions and providing updates to healthcare team
Turning, repositioning and move patients between beds, wheelchairs and seats
Helping patients use the bathroom and dress
Monitoring patients’ food and liquid intake

Keterampilan yang Diperlukan

Patient Care Technician yang kompetitif akan memiliki keterampilan dan kualifikasi tertentu, termasuk:

Patience is needed since some tasks, including feeding, cleaning and bathing residents and patients, are repetitive and can be stressful. Technicians need patience to complete these tasks well.
Compassion is important since Patient Care Technicians will be helping care for vulnerable people, such as the ill or injured.
Physical stamina is essential since they will be spending much of their time working on their feet, as well as lifting and moving patients.
Communication skills are important in order to effectively speak to patients, their loved ones and nurses and doctors about patients’ conditions and other important information.

Penawaran serupa

Jika Anda merekrut untuk posisi yang terkait dengan Patient Care Technician, lihat deskripsi pekerjaan kami untuk peran serupa:

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