Night-Shift Patient Care Technician — Growth Path

UPMC; Williamsport (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Williamsport is seeking a full-time Patient Care Technician to join the TJU Acute Care Unit. The night shift runs 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a 36-hour work week and every other weekend plus rotating holidays.

The PCT plays a key role in patient-centered care alongside nurses and other clinicians. The role involves assisting with ADLs, monitoring vital signs, collecting specimens, and helping maintain a safe, clean environment.

Qualifications

• Compassionate, dependable clinical support.
• Ability to assist with activities of daily living (ADLs).
• Effective communication with patients, families, and care team.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, transporting, turning, and repositioning.
• Perform point-of-care testing and monitor vital signs.
• Assist with specimen collection and basic hospital procedures.
• Maintain competency in at least one advanced skill (e.g., phlebotomy, IV removal, EKGs).
• Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department.
• Support unit activities by responding to call bells and delivering meals.
• Communicate learning needs to nursing leadership and plan priorities accordingly.
• Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and promote safety in the health care setting.
• Provide instruction to patients and families under RN direction.
• Apply and monitor patient restraints per physician orders.
• Document patient care in medical records according to procedures.
• Follow medication-access guidelines with access limited to nursing staff.

Skills

Compassionate

Dependable

Communication

Team player

Job description

UPMC Williamsport is seeking a full-time Patient Care Technician to join the TJU Acute Care Unit. The night shift runs 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a 36-hour work week and every other weekend plus rotating holidays.

The PCT plays a key role in patient-centered care alongside nurses and other clinicians. The role involves assisting with ADLs, monitoring vital signs, collecting specimens, and helping maintain a safe, clean environment.