Full-Time Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician - Surgical Oncology

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Shadyside is seeking Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Technicians for the 4 Main Surgical Oncology unit. The role is full-time with a 36-hour workweek, rotating day and night shifts, reporting to nursing staff and supporting routine patient care.

The position involves ADLs, vital signs, EKGs, blood glucose checks, and specimen collections under nurses’/physicians’ direction to ensure high-quality patient care. Training and career ladder opportunities are offered within UPMC Shadyside.

Qualifications

• Provide routine patient care under supervision.
• Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs) and monitor vital signs.
• Assist with simple procedures and specimen collection as directed.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing core responsibilities for nursing assistants (ADLs, vital signs, etc.).
• Provide direct patient care as directed by RN.
• Maintain a safe patient environment.
• Document in medical records and comply with safety policies.
• Distribute supplies and equipment and support the healthcare team.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

EKG

ADLs

Job description

Join UPMC Shadyside's Surgical Oncology Team!

• Nursing Assistants/Patient Care Technicians:Full-Time at 36 hours a week rotating day/night shifts
• Unit: 4 Main Surgical Oncology
• About UPMC Shadyside: A Magnet-designated teaching hospital with ongoing research and education

About 4 Main:

• 4 Main encompasses patients who are recovering from post-surgical procedures for the treatment of life-altering cancers. These surgical procedures include cytoreductive (debulking) surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy treatment, Whipple procedures, colon resections, liver resections, and other abdominal/rectal procedures.

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.