Patient Care Tech II

JOB PURPOSE

Renders direct and indirect patient care under direction of appropriate licensed personnel.

Facilitates care to meet patient's daily living activity needs by providing clerical, physical, emotional support.

Provides personal self care and activity programs.

To assist with workflow of unlicensed assistive personnel in the department.

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently:

This position will be focused on patient mobilization and a collaboration between Nursing and Therapy Services

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

Minimum: High school grad or equivalent.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Minimum: CPR/BLS.

The PCT II position only applies to unlicensed assistive personnel in the following departments and with the following certifications, licenses, or registrations:

Psychiatric Services: Certified CPI Instructor for NonViolent Crisis Intervention

Emergency (SBCH) and CT Departments: Emergency Medical Technician certification or Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic certification.

Emergency (GVCH): Emergency Medical Technician certification, Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic certification, or Certified Nursing Assistant certification.

SWOT Department: Certified Hyperbaric Technologies exam completed.

Santa Ynez ED and Med/Surg: Successful completion of Telemetry Monitor Observer course within six months in the job.

Rehab: Successful completion of Nursing Rehab Tech course.

Rehab: Successful completion of Nursing Rehab Tech course.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Preferred: Ability to use computer charting (electronic medical record) and computer order entry.

YEARS OF RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Preferred: Patient Care Tech, or equivalent, experience in an acute care setting.
Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education.

Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system.

Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion.

Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first.

We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

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