MULTI-CARE TECH - 5T MEDICAL & POST ACUTE STROKE

East Alabama Health; Opelika (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, AL seeks a Medical Care Technician to provide holistic, patient-centered care as part of the nursing team. Responsibilities include glucose monitoring, assisting with meals, mobility, hygiene, and routine patient support in a collaborative clinical setting.

The role emphasizes teamwork with nurses and physicians, on-the-job training, and adherence to care protocols to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction. BLS completion within 90 days is required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or 10 years relevant experience.
• BLS certification required within 90 days of hire date.
• On-the-job training provided (medical terminology, phlebotomy clinical, BLS).

Responsibilities

• Obtain Blood Glucose readings.
• Help patient with mealtime feedings.
• Assist with bathing and grooming.
• Provide patient restroom assistance and cleaning.
• Assist ambulation and mobility.
• Lift, turn, and reposition patients.
• Draw blood for labs.
• Collaborate with nurses, MDs, and other care staff.
• Manage wound or drain output and dressing changes.

Skills

Blood glucose readings

Bedside patient care

Ambulation assistance

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

10 years relevant experience

Job description

At East Alabama Medical Center, our mission is high quality, compassionate health care, and that statement guides everything we do. We set high standards for customer service, quality, and keeping costs under control.

POSITION SUMMARY

Provides safe therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way. Incorporates differences into the provision of care. Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum to include patient and family education. Utilizes standards, guidelines, protocols, or pathways for care delivery. Incorporates data and information to continuously improve care and practice to enhance outcomes. Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development. Will provide care as a team with the nurses such as but not limited to:

• Obtaining Blood Glucose readings
• Helping patient with mealtime feedings
• Bathing
• Patient restroom assistance and cleaning
• Ambulation of the patient
• Grooming
• Lifting, turning, and repositioning of patients in beds and chairs
• Blood draws for patient labs
• Collaborating with nurses, MDs, and other patient care specialties
• Emptying and obtaining wound or surgical drain output
• Wound or surgical incision site dressing changes

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or 10 years of relevant experience
• No prior experience is required.

EAH will provide on the job training: medical terminology class, phlebotomy clinical, BLS class, and 1-on-1 training with an MCT in your department.

Required Registration/License/Certification

BLS must be obtained within 90 days of hire date. EAH will provide.

Preferred Education

N/A

Preferred Experience

1 year or more of Med/ Surg MCT experience.