Marketable Skills

HEALTH PROFESSIONS – PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN (PCT) TRACK MARKETABLE SKILLS

• Document actions by completing form, reports, logs, and records with accuracy.
• Perform routine personal hygiene activities for residents, including baths, bedpans, urinals, shampoo, shave, etc.  
• Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs) for residents by serving meals, feeding, and assisting with ambulation and positioning.
• Maintain resident stability by checking vital signs and weight, and recording intake and output information (including collecting and testing urine).
• Assist with lifting, positioning, and transporting residents in and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, etc. utilizing proper body mechanics and resident alignment.
• Maintain cleanliness of residential environment, bathing area, treatment and supply rooms, etc.
• Correctly assemble and utilize electrocardiograph equipment to perform an EKG assessment.
Attach electrodes to the patients' chests, arms, and legs, connect electrodes to leads from the electrocardiogram (EKG) machine, and operate the EKG machine to obtain a reading.
• Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), stress testing, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.
• Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
• Document patient information and actions by completing form, reports, logs, and records with accuracy and in accordance with HIPAA and HITECH guidelines.
• Identify and report abnormalities and initiate action to provide continuity of care in a timely manner.
• Monitor, clean, and maintain equipment after each use.
• Instruct patient on the use of a Holter monitor.
• Perform data entry of patient information in an accurate and timely manner.
• Perform blood collections by venipuncture using vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods for all age groups.
• Draw blood from capillaries by dermal puncture, such as heel or finger stick methods for all age groups.
• Assemble and maintain medical equipment and supplies, e.g. needles, test tubes, or monitors.
• Perform proper selection and utilization of collection containers and supplies based on physician requisitions.
• Practice proper infection control and disposal of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.
• Adhere to OSHA guidelines regarding needle stick prevention, blood borne pathogens, standard precautions, and isolation precautions.
• Engage effectively and respectfully with patients from various communities, ethnicities, and perspectives.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with residents, guests, peers, supervisors, and all other members of the healthcare team.
• Follow directions and work productively with other members of the healthcare team.
• Exhibit personal responsibility through ethical and conscientious behavior and decision-making.
 
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