Piedmont Healthcare
Newnan, GA
Overview: RESPONSIBLE FOR: The Patient Care Tech, under the supervision of licensed clinical staff, provides care to patients from birth through the lifecycle, demonstrating competency with treatments, procedures and equipment appropriate to the clinical setting and hospital policy. Responsibilities: ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Assists with patient assessments to include collection of data regarding the patient's physical, psychosocial, health history and document patient safety and quality initiatives. 2. Assists patients and healthcare team with mobility, feeding, oral care, bathing, toileting, glucose checks, patient turning to maintain skin integrity and purposeful rounding while functioning independently with treatments, equipment and procedures appropriate to the scope of clinical practice. 3. Documents in the EMR in a timely manner all vital signs and treatments provided. 4. Communicates between all care partners effectively. Ensures primary nurse is aware of...
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Assistant & Support
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