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Patient Care Technician - G12E Palliative - Evening/Nights
Patient Care Technician – G12E Palliative
Shift: Evening/Night. 7PM – 7AM, 11PM – 7AM, 3PM – 11PM.
40 hours. Four shifts per week. A combination of 2 twelve and 2 eight hour shifts per week, with rotating weekends and holidays.
The Palliative Care Unit at MD Anderson provides an approach that improves the quality of life of the patients and their families facing the problems associated with life threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification, impeccable assessment and treatment of all physical, psychological and spiritual symptoms. Conventional and complimentary therapies are utilized on the Acute Palliative Care Unit through an Interdisciplinary Team approach to improve the quality of life for both the patient and family through disease process. Intermediate Level Unit with 12 private rooms focused on providing symptom managements for patients that are at the end-of-life.
SUMMARY
Function: Provides patient care services as assigned by a registered nurse.
Scope: Impacts patient comfort and outcome of care.
Essential Job Functions:
· Acts as member of a multidisciplinary team that identifies and addresses patient care needs.
· Assists in completion of activities of daily living, mobilization, admit/discharge and obtaining vital signs.
· Updates and retrieves patient information.
· Ensures patient environment is maintained in a clean, safe and orderly manner.
· Acts as part of an assigned care team.
· Other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION
Received: Directly from a registered nurse.
Given: None.
REQUIREMENTS
Education Required: High school diploma or equivalent.
Education Preferred: None.
Experience Required: None
Experience Preferred: Experience in an acute care setting as a Nursing Assistant
Licensure/Certification Required: None.
Licensure/Certification Preferred: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).
Other Required: Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources.
Refer to the Position Description for specific ADA requirements, and working conditions.
Education Required: High school diploma or equivalent.
Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
