Compassionate Patient Care Technician

WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital; Princeton (WV); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

PCH Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, West Virginia, seeks a nurse aide to provide nonprofessional direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse. This role supports licensed medical staff and aims to ensure high-quality patient comfort and safety.

Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, assisting with admissions and discharge, maintaining a clean environment, reporting changes, and communicating care needs to the RN.

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

Skills

Communication

Patient care

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

PCH Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, West Virginia, seeks a nurse aide to provide nonprofessional direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse. This role supports licensed medical staff and aims to ensure high-quality patient comfort and safety.

Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, assisting with admissions and discharge, maintaining a clean environment, reporting changes, and communicating care needs to the RN.