Northern Arizona Healthcare

Nonprofit health system serving northern Arizona

Patient Care Technician - Pre Op Pacu

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFlagstaff, AZ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED is required.
A current, unrestricted Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) license in Arizona is required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.
If the employee does not have an Arizona LNA license, a Fingerprint Clearance Card application number is required upon hire, and the Fingerprint Clearance Card is required within 90 days of hire.
The employee must obtain and maintain the clinical competencies appropriate to the roles assigned by the departmental leader.

Responsibilities

Assist with patient care, documentation, and supply management under the supervision of the charge nurse, clinical manager, or director; keep the unit supplied, clean, and organized.
When assigned, perform office-assistant duties, answer telephone calls, respond to questions within the employee's capabilities, and perform data entry and data collection.
In the discharge unit, assist discharged patients, coordinate discharge logistics, and help patients use resources and access health-related services.
Maintain department cleanliness, including following cleanup procedures after treatments.
Assist with patient transfers when patients have weight-bearing restrictions or impaired motor status, including transfers to and from wheelchairs as needed.
Assist patients with putting on and removing compression garments as needed.
Observe patients' skin integrity and report problem areas to supervising clinicians.
As permitted within the scope of practice, assist with catheter and intravenous removal and phlebotomy.
Prioritize and problem-solve in response to changes in patient status or condition, and quickly and accurately assess patient care needs.
Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to ensure staffing patterns meet the skill requirements for quality patient care.
Serve as a resource to other staff in caring for patients and assist physicians with order entry into the electronic medical record as needed.
Assist with dressing removal as assigned by a supervising clinician.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, including toileting, as needed.
Assist patients with mobility under a supervising clinician's direction, including therapeutic exercises.
Follow safety guidelines for isolation precautions and policies and procedures concerning bloodborne pathogens.
In the discharge unit, assist patients in and out of vehicles, reinforce discharge instructions, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and community agencies, use the electronic medical record for documentation and communication, and help secure durable medical equipment as needed.
For Labor Delivery, Postpartum, and Breastfeeding Center assignments, manage breast-pump rental bookkeeping, payments, monthly or quarterly invoices, billing records, contracts, and end-of-month receipts for accounting.
Contact patients regarding breast-pump rental and billing and manage the breast-pump rental system.
Order supplies for the breastfeeding center and nursery; coordinate with breast-pump suppliers and the breast-pump company.
Clean and restock breast pumps in the breastfeeding center and transport equipment and supplies.
Provide telephone triage to families regarding breastfeeding.
Answer, evaluate, and prioritize incoming administrative telephone calls; communicate effectively with callers and obtain complete and accurate information to determine their needs.
Assist with orientation and training of new PCT staff and work to ensure colleagues follow best practices.
Maintain unit documents, maintain charts and copy charts as requested, and assist the charge nurse with clerical duties.
Document objective patient data and care provided, and document reports of abnormal findings to the supervising clinician.
Demonstrate understanding of unit standards of care and practice and administrative policies, and locate the assigned unit's policies and procedures manual.
Focus on personal development and engage in professional and collegial interactions with peers and students.
Apply guidelines of care and practice through the nursing process, in accordance with Arizona State Board of Nursing laws and regulations, at a fully competent level.
Report safety-related incidents promptly through the Midas/RDE tool, attend safety training, work safely, monitor the work environment for potential safety issues, and ensure others work safely.
Stay current with and comply with applicable state and federal regulations, statutes, and company policies.
Keep required certifications and licenses current and valid before expiration.
Complete mandatory company modules and required job-specific training within the specified time frame.

Overview

The PCT, including all hospital units and departments and the Float/Flex Pool PCT, under the supervision of the charge nurse, clinical manager, and/or director, is responsible for assisting in patient care, documentation and supply management. PCTs keep the unit supplied, clean, and organized. Additionally, the PCT may function in an office assistant role and answer the telephone, answer questions within their capabilities the patient or their support individuals may have, and perform data entry and data collection.

The PCT in the discharge unit is for assisting discharged patients, coordinating discharge logistics and assisting patients in utilizing resources and accessing health related services.

Responsibilities

Patient Care* Maintains department cleanliness including following procedures for clean up after treatments.

* Assists with transfer of patient with restrictions in weight bearing or impairment of motor status.

* Assists with patient transfers to or from wheelchairs as needed.

* Assists patients with donning/doffing compression garments as needed.

* Observes patient for skin integrity and report any problem areas to supervising clinicians.

* May assist with removal of catheters and IVs and also assist with phlebotomy within scope of practice.

* Prioritizes and problem solves to meet changes in patient status/condition.

* Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals to ensure staffing patterns meet appropriate skill necessary for quality patient care.

* Quickly and accurately assesses patient care needs.

* Serves as a resource, assists other staff in caring for patients, assists physician with order entry into EMR as needed.

* Assists with dressing removal as assigned by supervising clinician.

* Assists patients with activities of daily living such as toileting as needed.

* Assists patients with mobility under the direction of supervising clinician including but not limited to therapeutic exercises.

* Follows guidelines for safety with regard to isolation precautions and all policies/procedures dealing with blood borne pathogens.Discharge PCT* Assists patients in and out of vehicles as needed.

* Supports and reinforces discharge instructions.

* Collaborates with interdisciplinary team and community agencies.

* Uses the EMR for documentation and communication purposes.

* Assists with securing DME as necessary.Labor Delivery Post Partum Breastfeeding Center* Breastpump rental program bookkeeping (ie invoices for payment), run payment for breastpump rental, invoice monthly or quarterly pumps that are rented, track billing of rental and maintain copies of rental contracts and End of Month billing, log of receipts to accounting .

* Contact patients regarding breastpump rental and billing and manage Breastpump rental system.

* Ereq order supplies breastfeeding center and nursery.

* Liaison with Breastpump supplies and Breastpump company.

* Clean and restock breastpumps to breastfeeding center.

* Telephone triage with families regarding breastfeeding.

* Maintain department cleanliness.

* Assists in transporting equipment and supplies.

Administrative* Answers, evaluates and prioritizes incoming administrative line telephone calls, communicates effectively with callers obtaining complete and accurate information to determine the need(s) of the caller.

* Assists in orientation and training of new PCT staff.

* Works to ensure best practice among colleagues.

* Maintains unit documents .

* Maintains charts and copies charts as requested.

* Assists charge nurse with clerical duties.

* Documents objective patient data and the care they provide. Documents reporting of abnormal findings to supervising clinician.Education* Demonstrates understanding of the Unit's Standards of Care and Practice and Administrative Policies as well as being able to locate Policy and Procedures manual on the assigned unit.

* Focuses on personal development areas, engaging in professional/collegial interactions with peers and students.

* Demonstrates and utilizes the guidelines of care and practice via the nursing process, and in accordance with Arizona State Board of Nursing Laws and Regulations, being able to perform at a fully competent level.Compliance/Safety* Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.

* Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility.

* If required for the position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.

* Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED- Required

Current, unrestricted CNA or LNA license in the State of Arizona- Required

Basic Life Support (BLS)- Required

Fingerprint Clearance:If employee does not have an Arizona LNA license:- Fingerprint Clearance Card application number - Required upon hire- Fingerprint Clearance Care - Required within 90 days from date of hire

Employee will obtain and maintain appropriate clinical competencies for the roles assigned by their departmental leader.

About the Company

Northern Arizona Healthcare

Nonprofit health system serving northern Arizona

Northern Arizona Healthcare is a nonprofit health system serving patients across northern Arizona through hospitals and outpatient clinics. Its network includes Flagstaff Medical Center and Verde Valley Medical Center, alongside services for routine visits, specialist treatment and recovery. Flagstaff Medical Center operates the region's state-designated Level 1 Trauma Center, while clinics bring care closer to communities beyond the hospitals. The system also runs air and ground medical transport and supports rural access through telemedicine, serving patients regardless of their ability to pay. Northern Arizona Healthcare is headquartered in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Flagstaff, AZ
Founded: Not listed

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