Lead Patient Care Technician

HCA Healthcare; Fort Walton Beach (FL); On-site; USD 45,847,000 - 68,770,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

Behavioral health

Telemedicine

Paid time off

401(k) match

Employee stock plan

Flexible spending accounts

Education support

Fertility support

Life insurance

Identity protection

Discount programs

Job summary

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital seeks a Lead Patient Care Technician to join the nursing team, delivering compassionate care and supporting patient safety. You will provide hands-on assistance, monitor patients, and help guide and mentor new staff.

Requires Basic Life Support within 30 days and at least 6 months experience. This on-site role offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities to contribute to quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• 6 months experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assisting patients with ADLs, supporting mobility and comfort, checking vital signs, collecting specimens, preparing for procedures, and monitoring telemetry as needed.
• Documenting patient care accurately and communicating important updates to the nursing team to ensure coordinated, timely care.
• Maintaining a safe, clean environment by infection prevention practices, setting up and caring for equipment, and ensuring supplies are ready.
• Responding to patient needs through regular rounding and compassionate communication to promote comfort and trust.
• Training new team members, sharing updates on policies and quality improvement initiatives that enhance patient care.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Team mentorship

Documentation

Infection prevention

Job description

Do you have the career opportunities as a Lead Patient Care Technician you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Lead Patient Care Tech, you'll be an integral part of the nursing team, delivering compassionate care that impacts patients' lives every day. You'll provide hands-on patient care, assist with advanced procedures, and help guide and mentor and support the growth of new and experienced patient care tech staff.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting patients with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living), supporting mobility and comfort, checking vital signs, collecting specimens, preparing for procedures, and monitoring telemetry as needed

• Documenting patient care accurately and communicating important updates to the nursing team to ensure coordinated, timely care

• Helping maintain a safe, clean environment by following infection prevention practices, setting up and caring for equipment, and ensuring needed supplies are ready

• Responding to patient needs through regular rounding and compassionate communication to promote comfort and trust

• Training new team members, sharing updates on policies and quality improvement initiatives that enhance patient care

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• 6 months experience required

Benefits

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital is a 267-bed hospital. We are a top-performing quality hospital. We have over 300 of the most respected and qualified physicians in the area. We offer an Advanced Primary Stroke Center and a Cancer Care Center. Our services include open-heart surgery and a wide range of specialties. We give advanced care to critically ill patients. We offer emergency services at our main emergency room (ER). We also have a pediatric ER and two freestanding ERs. Together, our team has an unwavering conviction to improve more lives in more ways.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth,

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.