Certified Patient Care Tech - ER - FT - Day - Jefferson Lansdale

Jefferson Health; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferson Health is seeking a full-time Patient Care Tech II to assist in patient care at Lansdale Hospital. The role involves responding to alarms, prioritizing patient needs, and working under the supervision of registered nurses in a critical care environment.

Qualifications

• Requires High School Diploma or GED.
• PCT, EMT, or CNA certification required.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification needed.

Responsibilities

• Assists in admitting, transporting, and transferring patients.
• Responds to bedside alarms and provides patient care.
• Participates in the delivery of patient care within critical care environment.

Skills

Patient Care

Assisting Patients

Basic Life Support

Education

High School Diploma or GED

PCT, EMT, or CNA certification

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification

Advanced clinical course preferred

Job description

Job Details

Jefferson Lansdale Hospital is hiring a full time, day, Certified PCT! Shift from 7AM - 7PM with rotational Weekends & Holidays

Job Description

Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Patient Care Tech II (PCT II) at Jefferson Health. With more than 65,000 employees, were the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. And our work to improve lives is never done.

Patient Care Techs II are responsible for the following: Assists in the admitting, transporting, and transferring of patients. Responds to bedside alarms, ventilator alarms, and call bells. Provides care to patients and prioritizes based on care requirements delegated by the RN. Under the supervision of a registered nurse, the Patient Care Tech II participates in the delivery of patient care within the critical care environment.

• High School Diploma or GED

• PCT, EMT, or CNA certification required

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification required PALS strongly preferred in units caring for pediatric patient population

• Completion of advanced clinical course preferred

• Handle with Care certification preferred

• Dysrhythmia course certification preferred

• Two years nursing assistant, PCT or healthcare experience required ? certification and completion of advances skills and knowledge training within 6 months of hire accepted in lieu of experience requirement.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

100 Medical Campus Drive, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa?tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.