Will “Patient Care Technician (PCT)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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Job Description

Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients, or change linens. May transfer or transport patients. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 31-1014.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 27,650.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 13.00
Currently, there are 1,443,150 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Nursing Assistants”.

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Tasks for “Patient Care Technician (PCT)”

Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
Record height or weight of patients.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
Prepare or serve food trays.
Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Change bed linens or make beds.
Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse.
Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility.
Set up treating or testing equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (x-ray) equipment, or overhead irrigation bottles, as directed by a physician or nurse.
Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.

Related Technology & Tools

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Oral thermometers
Protective patient restraints
Hydraulic patient lifts
Electronic patient thermometers
Electronic stethoscopes
Laptop computers
Oxygen therapy equipment
Blood glucometers
Incentive spirometers
Patient arm slings
Hospital bedpans
Bladder ultrasounds
Shower chairs
Patient transport wheelchairs
Urinalysis test strips
Clinical trapeze traction bars
Pulse oximeters
Crutches
Multi-line telephone systems
Patient transfer boards
Foot boards
Medical examination protective gloves
Orthopedic splint sets
Photocopying equipment
Bed cradles
Steam sterilizers
Mechanical stethoscopes
Hospital intercom equipment
Automated blood pressure cuffs
Walking canes
Oxygen tents
Urinary catheters
Oxygen tanks
Patient limb restraints
Oxygen nasal cannulas
Anti-embolism elastic stockings
Therapeutic hot packs
Personal computers
Therapeutic cold packs
Desktop computers
Safety razors
Urinals
Tympanic thermometers
Specimen collection containers
Gait belts
Medical gurneys
Rectal thermometers
Automated external defibrillators AED
Adjustable hospital beds
Oxygen masks
Manual blood pressure equipment
Medical scales
Patient bed scales

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