| 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.
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| • Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs) for residents by serving meals, feeding,
and assisting with ambulation and positioning.
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| • Maintain resident stability by checking vital signs and weight, and recording intake
and output information (including collecting and testing urine).
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| • Assist with lifting, positioning, and transporting residents in and out of beds,
chairs, bathtubs, etc. utilizing proper body mechanics and resident alignment.
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| • Maintain cleanliness and of residential environment, bathing area, treatment and
supply rooms, etc.
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| • Communicate effectively and professionally with residents, guests, peers, supervisors,
and all other members of the healthcare team.
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| • Follow directions and work productively with other members of the healthcare team. |
| • Correctly assemble and utilize electrocardiograph equipment to perform an EKG assessment. |
| • Document patient information and actions by completing form, reports, logs, and
records with accuracy and in accordance with HIPAA and HITECH guidelines.
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| • Identify and report abnormalities and initiate action to provide continuity of care
in a timely manner.
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| • Monitor, clean, and maintain equipment after each use. |
| • Instruct patient on the use of a Holter monitor. |
| • Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, peers, supervisors, and
all other members of the healthcare team.
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| • Exhibit personal responsibility through ethical and conscientious behavior and decision-making. |
| • Perform data entry of patient information in an accurate and timely manner. |
| • Perform blood collections by venipuncture and capillary techniques for all age groups. |
| • Assemble and maintain medical equipment and supplies, e.g. needles, test tubes,
or monitors.
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| • Perform proper selection and utilization of collection containers and supplies based
on physician requisitions.
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| • Practice proper infection control and disposal of biohazard material in patient
care areas.
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| • Adhere to OSHA guidelines regarding needle stick prevention, blood borne pathogens,
standard precautions, and isolation precautions.
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| • Engage effectively and respectfully with patients from various communities, ethnicities,
and perspectives.
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