Compassionate Patient Care Tech - Day Shift

WVU Medicine; United States; On-site; USD 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

UHC United Hospital Center seeks a patient care assistant to support licensed staff in delivering compassionate care. You will assist with daily living activities, monitor patient conditions, and help maintain a clean, safe environment within a fast-paced medical unit.

Under RN supervision, you will document vital signs, support admissions/discharges, and respond to patient needs. A 36-hour week, day shift, non-exempt status, and BLS initiation after hire are required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Responsibilities

• Observes and reports all patient concerns/changes in condition to a registered nurse immediately.
• Assists the Registered Nurse with admission, transfer, discharge and general patient care duties.
• Records the vital signs, assists in personal hygiene and other patient comfort measures. Records oral intake and outputs (temperature, blood pressure and other monitoring).
• Assists in specimen collection and other activities of assigned patients.
• Assists in indirect patient care by maintaining a clean and safe environment to help prevent and/or control infections and to provide for safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Reports all necessary equipment repairs to appropriate personnel according to departmental procedure in a timely manner.
• Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to departmental procedure.
• Communicates with RN regarding any nutrition issues, such as poor appetite or verbalized lack of understanding of diet changes.
• Assists department with administrative tasks to support the department operations.
• Answers patient call bell and relays message to appropriate personnel
• For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements: Completion of annual required education related to specialty accreditation as defined by accreditation standards. Training may be completed through CBLs, trainings, In-services, and competency validation.

Skills

Effective communication

Adaptability

Education

High School Diploma

Basic Life Support Certification

Job description

UHC United Hospital Center seeks a patient care assistant to support licensed staff in delivering compassionate care. You will assist with daily living activities, monitor patient conditions, and help maintain a clean, safe environment within a fast-paced medical unit.

Under RN supervision, you will document vital signs, support admissions/discharges, and respond to patient needs. A 36-hour week, day shift, non-exempt status, and BLS initiation after hire are required.