Part-Time Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician - Medical Telemetry

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

Job summary

UPMC Shadyside is hiring Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Technicians for Part-Time roles at 20 hours per week in Unit 5 Pavilion Medical Telemetry. Roles support nursing staff and uphold quality patient care.

Training includes three full days; starting pay is $19.40 per hour. Responsibilities include ADLs, vital signs, EKGs, specimen collections, and maintaining a safe, respectful environment while communicating with the healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Must complete Nursing Assistant/EIC training as applicable.
• Knowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• CNA preferred and healthcare experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing core responsibilities for nursing assistants (ADLs, vital signs, etc.).
• Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department.
• Establish effective communication strategies and respectful relationships.
• Contribute to universal unit activities (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.
• 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.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient communication

ADLs care

Vital signs

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CNA preferred

1 year healthcare experience or clinical rotation

Job description

Join Our Medical Telemetry Team at UPMC Shadyside!

• Nursing Assistants/Patient Care Technicians: Part-Time at 20 hours a week
• Unit: 5 Pavilion Medical Telemetry
• About UPMC Shadyside: A Magnet-designated teaching hospital with ongoing research and education

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 8am - 4:30pm).

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.

• Successful completion of UPMC nursing assistant or EIC training program or Successful completion of UPMC patient care technician class.
• Knowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques.
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred.
• Access to medications is limited to the distribution of the medication to the nurse.
• Nursing Assistant:
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Patient Care Technician:
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1 year of healthcare experience, OR completion of at least one clinical rotation as part of a nursing or PT/OT/PA program or related health care training, OR completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in a health sciences field.
• Patient Care Technician - Senior:
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years of healthcare experience, OR 1 year of experience plus completion of at least one clinical rotation as part of a nursing or PT/OT/PA program or related health care training, OR 1 year of experience and completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in a health sciences field.
• Annual completion of a professional contribution to be determined after hire.
• Successful completion of Senior training class.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Act 34

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran