TCALC PCT - Part Time - Variable Shifts

Position Status:

Part time

Shift:

Other (United States of America)

Hours per week:

24

Job Information
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

A Brief Overview
This Patient Care Technician is a student enrolled in the Topeka Center for Advanced Learning and Careers (TCALC) program. The students is a member of the care delivery team functioning under the direction of, and be assistive to, a Registered Nurse. The student is responsible for providing a safe environment for their assigned patients; to complete the assigned work; to monitor the patient for changes in condition and to report those changes to the RN; to document the work they complete; and to be an active participant in the learning process.

Education Qualifications

• Successfully completed a medical assistant or patient care technician program. Required or

• A Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician may be substituted for the educational requirement. Required

Experience Qualifications

• Experience in an office or clinic setting. Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to learn, receive instruction and take constructive feedback. (Required proficiency)

• Knowledgeable of and follows proper technique for patient care. (Required proficiency)

• Communicates pertinent patient information to appropriate staff in a timely manner. (Required proficiency)

• Functions with an awareness and application of safety issues as identified within the institution. (Required proficiency)

• Participates actively in educational activities for department. (Required proficiency)

• Demonstrates competency in selected psychomotor skills. (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Nurse Aide - KDADS Active certification to practice in Kansas as either Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician is required as a substitute for education qualifications. Active certification to practice in Kansas as a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA). Required

What you will do

• Admit patients to exam rooms for office visits and procedures, following prescribed workflows. Assist providers with examinations and procedures. Assist with referrals, prior-authorizations, and benefit investigations.

• Retrieve voice mail messages, record, and route to licensed staff. Document medical information using the appropriate electronic applications and/or forms. Prepares and maintains patient’s medical record and charges while in the department, ensuring confidentiality of all patient information.

• Coordinate patient services to include: lab tests, point of care testing, x-rays, diagnostic procedures, consults, home care, and acute care admissions. Schedule patient appointments.

• Actively engages in educational and orientation activities. This includes a week-long general hospital orientation and up to a 6-week department orientation to determine student/job fit, assess student skills, and establish the student’s desire to work within an assigned department.

• Point of care testing and/or phlebotomy as indicated by work area.

• Maintain cleanliness of equipment, examination, and treatment rooms; restock.

• Meets the needs of any patient in the department.

• Applies proper techniques with simple dressing changes. Maintains and follows proper procedure for sterile technique on dressing changes.

• Prepares and processes requisitions for housekeeping, maintenance and general supply needs and ensures adequate par levels are maintained.

• Participates in intra- and interdepartmental committee activities. Attend staff meetings and mandatory retreats in compliance with individual department’s requirements.

Required for All Jobs

• Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health

• Performs other duties as assigned

Patient Facing Options

• Position is Patient Facing

Remote Work Guidelines

• Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards.

• Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed.

• Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communicat