Casual Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician - Stem Cell Transplant (6 West)

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Shadyside is recruiting Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Technicians for the 6 West Stem Cell Transplant oncology unit. The role supports nurses and physicians with routine patient care, ADLs, vital signs, and specimen collection on a fast-paced oncology floor.

Starting pay for Nursing Assistants is $19.40 per hour. Training is required, with three full days of orientation, and a structured career ladder to advance your nursing support pathway at UPMC Shadyside.

Qualifications

• Training is required for Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Technicians.
• Structured career ladder with opportunities for advancement.

Responsibilities

• Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department.
• Establish effective communication strategies with the healthcare team.
• Contribute to universal unit activities (responding to call lights, passing meal trays, transporting patients).
• Receive feedback constructively and identify learning needs.
• Improve knowledge, skills, and performance.
• Demonstrate cultural understanding and safety awareness.
• Perform nursing core responsibilities for nursing assistants (ADLs, vital signs, etc.).
• Provide direct patient care as directed by RN.
• Maintain a safe patient environment.
• Distribute supplies and equipment.
• Document in medical records and comply with safety policies.

Skills

ADLs assistance

Vital signs

Communication with healthcare team

Blood glucose testing

Job description

Join UPMC Shadyside’s Oncology Team!

• Nursing Assistants/Patient Care Technicians: Casual opportunity, prefer students
• Unit: 6 West Stem Cell Transplant
• About UPMC Shadyside: A Magnet-designated teaching hospital with ongoing research and education

About 6 West:

6 West is an oncology unit specializing in stem cell transplants, car-t cell infusions, and cutting-edge research. It is a fast-paced unit that is moving cancer care forward. Patient diagnoses include a robust oncology population specializing in hematological cancers.

About the Role:

Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Technicians provide routine patient care and support the department services in accordance with established policies and procedures. This role will be directed by nurses and/or physicians to ensure that the highest degree of quality patient care can be maintained at all times. Patient care duties may include, but are not limited to, ADLs (bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, ambulating, turning and repositioning patients, and blood glucose), vital signs, simple dressings, EKGs, bladder scans, and all specimen collections.

UPMC's Nursing Support Career Ladder:

Our goal at UPMC is to help you build YOUR career, starting with our robust career ladder! A Nursing Support career at UPMC Shadyside maximizes your potential and advances you to wherever you’d like to go, ensuring that you are equipped with resources, mentors, and leadership along the way.

Our UPMC Inpatient Patient Care Support Career Ladder offers opportunities for continued growth and advancement. Title and salary will be determined based upon education and patient care experience. The starting pay for a Nursing Assistant is $19.40.

Nursing Support Training:

Patient Care Support training is required for all Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Technicians. Your skills will be assessed on day 1 to determine how much training will be needed on an individual basis, but plan for three full days of training (Monday - Wednesday).

Responsibilities:

• Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department.
• Establish effective communication strategies and respectful relationships.
• Contribute to universal unit activities (e.g., responding to call lights, passing meal trays, transporting patients)
• Receive feedback constructively and identify learning needs.
• Improve knowledge, skills, and performance.
• Communicate effectively with the healthcare team.
• Demonstrate cultural understanding and safety awareness.
• Perform nursing core responsibilities for nursing assistants (ADLs, point-of-care testing, vital signs, etc.).
• Provide direct patient care as directed by RN.
• Maintain a safe patient environment.
• Distribute supplies and equipment.

• Document in medical records and comply with safety policies.