Patient Care Technician

Patient Care Technicians, often referred to as PCTs, play a vital role in healthcare settings. Their primary duties revolve around providing exceptional care to patients. Here are the typical responsibilities associated with the role:

1. Bedside Care and Patient Advocacy: PCTs offer compassionate bedside care and serve as advocates for patients’ needs, ensuring their comfort and well-being.

2. Effective Communication: They engage in daily communication with patients, nurses, doctors, and patients’ families, facilitating seamless care coordination.

3. Clinical Procedures: PCTs are trained to perform various clinical procedures, including catheterizations, saline locks, and wound care, with precision and care.

4. Dialysis Management: They are responsible for preparing, initiating, and discontinuing dialysis treatment for patients, both in hemodialysis and with central venous catheters.

5. Venipuncture: PCTs draw blood and insert intravenous catheters, ensuring proper techniques and patient comfort.

6. Specialized Procedures: They perform urinary catheterizations, assist with nasogastric tube removal, and provide wound care, including the removal of sutures and staples.

7. Dialysis Equipment: PCTs operate dialysis equipment, making necessary adjustments based on protocols and patient prescriptions.

8. Emergency Room Support: In emergency room settings, they apply their skills in splint and cast immobilizations, offer crutch training, conduct throat cultures, perform urinalysis, and administer oxygen therapy as needed.

As a Patient Care Technician, you’ll be an integral part of the healthcare team, delivering high-quality care and making a positive impact on patients’ lives.