Works collaboratively with the health care team including nursing staff and other health care providers to meet the physical, psychosocial, educational and spiritual needs of the patient and family.

Essential Job Functions

• Supports and models behaviors consistent with the mission, vision, values and philosophy of Billings Clinic. Functions within the core competencies and “Minimum Specifications” set forth by the organization.
• Responds in a timely, pleasant, efficient manner to the needs of the patient, using PSE guidelines. Adheres to confidentiality (HIPPA) and patient right requirements.
• Performs phlebotomy procedures per established laboratory guidelines for collection and processing of specimens.
• Collects laboratory specimens as needed. Performs Point of Care (POC) laboratory testing (glucometer).
• Performs basic patient care, treatments, and documentation by provider order and delegated by RN. These tasks are identified and detailed on the Patient Care Tech Skills Checklist:
Assists patient’s activities during care, ambulating and turning.
Gets necessary equipment for treatments by caregivers.
1:1 as assigned stocks floor & essential patient needs for par levels.
Reports changes in patient condition, patient needs, and patient/visitor problems to the Primary Nurse/or Charge Nurse.
Rest walks may be needed for 2 person transfers.
Performs EKGs as required and places patients on cardiac monitors.
Assists Diagnostic Imaging Tech with assisting in transfer of patients to CT or US.
Assists physician/RN as needed with tasks such as providing supplies and equipment.
Maintains clean patient environment by assisting in the cleaning and maintenance of the waiting room and patient rooms. Performs linen changes for occupied beds while maintaining proper patient body alignment and comfort.
Knowledge and competence in all equipment cleaning
Utilizes appropriate personal protective equipment
Is versed in aseptic and sterile technique
Visual acuity’s
• Utilizes performance improvement principles to assess and improve the quality of patient care.
• Takes responsibility for identifying own development needs; meets all system and departmental educational requirements. Attends required meetings and participates in committees as requested. Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency environmental, employee or patient safety standards relevant to job performance.
• Performs all other duties as assigned or as needed to meet the needs of the department/organization. -Including mandatory education.

Minimum Qualifications

Education
• High school graduate or equivalent

Experience
• On the job training

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience relating to the above tasks, knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered