Job Description
**JOB SUMMARY**
**Schedule: Monday through Friday**
The Patient Care Technician - Health Unit Coordinator performs various clerical and patient care duties for the department under the direct supervision of the licensed nurse.
**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE**
Collects and records patient data, reporting information and observations to nursing personnel in a timely fashion. Obtains and records patient vital signs, height, weight, nutritional intake and output and performs blood glucose monitoring via finger-stick blood samples, test strips and portable meters. Performs routine urinary catheter care. Collects and transports specimens, including, but not limited to, urine, stool and sputum, as requested.
Assists patients with activities of daily living (i.e., personal hygiene, dressing, eating, maintaining continence and turning/transferring/ambulation) and changing linen, as appropriate to setting. Answers and responds to patient call light...
**Schedule: Monday through Friday**
The Patient Care Technician - Health Unit Coordinator performs various clerical and patient care duties for the department under the direct supervision of the licensed nurse.
**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE**
Collects and records patient data, reporting information and observations to nursing personnel in a timely fashion. Obtains and records patient vital signs, height, weight, nutritional intake and output and performs blood glucose monitoring via finger-stick blood samples, test strips and portable meters. Performs routine urinary catheter care. Collects and transports specimens, including, but not limited to, urine, stool and sputum, as requested.
Assists patients with activities of daily living (i.e., personal hygiene, dressing, eating, maintaining continence and turning/transferring/ambulation) and changing linen, as appropriate to setting. Answers and responds to patient call light...