UNM Hospital
Position: Patient Care Technician (Adult Oncology)
Compensation: Minimum $16.09/hr, Maximum $24.79/hr. Compensation is based on experience, education, and other business considerations.
Department: Adult Oncology
FTE: 0.05 (PRN) – Shift: Days
Position Summary Provide basic patient care including tube insertion, wound care, and phlebotomy. Assist in planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating nursing station activities by performing clerical and receptionist duties and maintaining the physical environment of the area. Ensure adherence to hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric age groups.
Detailed Responsibilities
Patient observation: observe patient to ensure safety and well-being; report observations to Charge Nurse or appropriate designee.
Patient care: provide basic patient care; take and record vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, intake-output).
Patient care: assist with activities of daily living (ADL) – meals, ambulation, hygiene, linen change, toileting.
Patient care: maintain therapeutic plan and minute‑to‑minute care of patients at extreme risk to self or others.
Patient care: complete documentation in the Electronic Medical Record.
Patient care: complete specific skills listed in the “University of New Mexico, Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Specific Functions” Matrix.
Development: enhance professional growth through educational programs, current literature, in‑services, meetings, and workshops.
Patient safety 1: follow patient safety policies, procedures, and protocols.
Patient safety 2: proactively seek opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning current policies and processes.
Patient safety 3: identify and correct environmental conditions that may put a patient at undue risk.
Patient safety 4: report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors, and/or near misses promptly.
Patient safety 5: encourage patients to actively participate in their care by asking questions and reporting confusion.
Patient centered medical: adhere to and promote core expectations of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice where applicable.
Qualifications Education
High School or GED equivalent.
Training or certification – acceptable options include MA, PCT, CNA, DD214, 2 semesters of nursing school, or UNMH Tech.
Experience
Minimum 1 year of directly related experience.
Non‑essential: bilingual in English and any of the following languages – Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo.
Credentials
Required: CPR for Healthcare/BLS provider or professional rescuer within 30 days.
Non‑essential: medical terminology course within six months of position.
Physical Conditions Heavy work: exert 50–100 pounds occasionally, 25–50 pounds frequently, 10–20 pounds constantly. Physical demand exceeds medium work.
Working Conditions
Hazard: exposure to chemicals and biohazardous materials; personal protective equipment required.
Medication room access limited; medication administration policies apply.
TB testing required upon hire and as needed.
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Compensation: Minimum $16.09/hr, Maximum $24.79/hr. Compensation is based on experience, education, and other business considerations.
Department: Adult Oncology
FTE: 0.05 (PRN) – Shift: Days
Position Summary Provide basic patient care including tube insertion, wound care, and phlebotomy. Assist in planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating nursing station activities by performing clerical and receptionist duties and maintaining the physical environment of the area. Ensure adherence to hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric age groups.
Detailed Responsibilities
Patient observation: observe patient to ensure safety and well-being; report observations to Charge Nurse or appropriate designee.
Patient care: provide basic patient care; take and record vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, intake-output).
Patient care: assist with activities of daily living (ADL) – meals, ambulation, hygiene, linen change, toileting.
Patient care: maintain therapeutic plan and minute‑to‑minute care of patients at extreme risk to self or others.
Patient care: complete documentation in the Electronic Medical Record.
Patient care: complete specific skills listed in the “University of New Mexico, Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Specific Functions” Matrix.
Development: enhance professional growth through educational programs, current literature, in‑services, meetings, and workshops.
Patient safety 1: follow patient safety policies, procedures, and protocols.
Patient safety 2: proactively seek opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning current policies and processes.
Patient safety 3: identify and correct environmental conditions that may put a patient at undue risk.
Patient safety 4: report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors, and/or near misses promptly.
Patient safety 5: encourage patients to actively participate in their care by asking questions and reporting confusion.
Patient centered medical: adhere to and promote core expectations of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice where applicable.
Qualifications Education
High School or GED equivalent.
Training or certification – acceptable options include MA, PCT, CNA, DD214, 2 semesters of nursing school, or UNMH Tech.
Experience
Minimum 1 year of directly related experience.
Non‑essential: bilingual in English and any of the following languages – Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo.
Credentials
Required: CPR for Healthcare/BLS provider or professional rescuer within 30 days.
Non‑essential: medical terminology course within six months of position.
Physical Conditions Heavy work: exert 50–100 pounds occasionally, 25–50 pounds frequently, 10–20 pounds constantly. Physical demand exceeds medium work.
Working Conditions
Hazard: exposure to chemicals and biohazardous materials; personal protective equipment required.
Medication room access limited; medication administration policies apply.
TB testing required upon hire and as needed.
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