Lead Patient Care Technician

LewisGale Regional Health System; Salem (VA); Sur place; USD 23 000 - 33 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical benefits

Dental &Vision

Behavioral health services

401(k) retirement plan with match

Paid time off & disability

Tuition assistance

Résumé du poste

LewisGale Medical Center, a leading hospital in Salem, seeks a Lead Patient Care Tech to join the nursing team. You will provide hands-on patient care, assist with procedures, and mentor staff to support growth and quality care.

Expect responsibilities such as ADL assistance, vitals monitoring, documentation, infection prevention, rounds, and training. This role emphasizes compassionate, skilled care within a 500+ bed acute care setting.

Qualifications

• BLS must be obtained within 30 days of employment.
• 1 year of experience in patient care preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsabilités

• Assist with ADLs and monitor vital signs.
• Document care and communicate updates to the nursing team.
• Maintain infection prevention practices and equipment.
• Perform regular patient rounds and respond to needs.
• Train new team members on policies and care procedures.

Connaissances

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Patient care

Telemetry monitoring

Documentation

Mentoring staff

Description du poste

Hourly Wage Estimate: $17.30 - $24.22 / hour. The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

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

No Travel Required

Benefits

1 years experience Required Years of Experience

LewisGale Medical Center, 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

LewisGale Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1909. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 500+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in the Salem area. We specialize in heart and vascular care- including the latest advanced technology available through our designated Heart Center as well as orthopedics and spine care, services for mental and behavioral health and cancer care.

At LewisGale Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

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

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.