Full-Time Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician - Hematology/Oncology (2 Pav/South)

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Shadyside's Hematology/Oncology units invite Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Technicians to join a fast-paced team providing routine patient care under RN/MD supervision. Responsibilities include ADLs, vital signs, specimen collection, EKGs, and transport.

Full-time positions (36 hours/week) across day/evening/night/weekend shifts; starting pay is $19.40/hour with a development ladder and training. UPMC Shadyside is a Magnet-designated teaching hospital committed to care excellence.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing core responsibilities for nursing assistants (ADLs, vital signs, etc.).
• Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department.
• Establish effective communication with the healthcare team.
• Contribute to universal unit activities (responding to call lights, passing meal trays, transporting patients).
• Maintain a safe patient environment and document accordingly.

Job description

Join UPMC Shadyside’s Medical Oncology Unit in a Patient Care Support Role!

• Nursing Assistants/Patient Care Technicians: Full-Time at 36 hours a week working day/evening/night/weekend shifts
• Unit: 2 Pavilion/ 2 South Hematology/Oncology
• About UPMC Shadyside: A Magnet-designated teaching hospital with ongoing research and education

About 2 Pavilion/ 2 South Unit:

• Shadyside 2 Pavilion and 2 South are fast-paced hematology/oncology units that are advancing cancer care. The unit cares for medically managed patients who have received chemotherapy treatments.

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.

The 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.