Discharge Unit PCT – Part-Time, Day Shift

100 Baystate Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition & Training

Career Growth

Regional Opportunities

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Baystate Health seeks a Patient Care Technician for the Discharge Unit at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. This part-time role supports a diverse adult patient population, working with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, compassionate care.

The PCT performs monitoring, procedures, and patient care activities, assisting with examinations and providing critical observation as required. Schedule: 20 hours/week, Day shift Tuesday–Friday.

Qualifications

• Non-Graduate education required.
• Basic Life Support certification noted in job posting.
• Experience with patient care in a discharge/acute unit is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe, age-appropriate patient care; documents vital signs and changes in condition; reports concerns promptly.
• Performs approved treatments and procedures (dressing changes, specimen collection, EKGs, Point-of-Care testing).
• Assists nurses and providers with examinations, treatments, and patient care activities; monitors patients and reports changes.
• Communicates respectfully with patients, families, and healthcare team; supports team activities.
• Maintains patient safety and initiates emergency procedures as needed; provides one-to-one observation when required.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Clinical procedures

Communication

Patient safety

Education

Non-Graduate (Required)

Job description

Baystate Health seeks a Patient Care Technician for the Discharge Unit at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. This part-time role supports a diverse adult patient population, working with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, compassionate care.

The PCT performs monitoring, procedures, and patient care activities, assisting with examinations and providing critical observation as required. Schedule: 20 hours/week, Day shift Tuesday–Friday.