Patient Care Tech

HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Fertility assistance

Life insurance

Job summary

HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital in North Charleston, SC seeks a Patient Care Tech to join the nursing team. The role supports licensed staff by delivering patient care, taking vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living, and maintaining a safe environment.

Qualifications include SC CNA license preferred or obtainable within 30 days, BLS, RN nursing school considered, 1 year acute care preferred, and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention within 90 days. Shifts are 12 hours, days or nights.

Qualifications

• CNA license preferred or must be obtained within 30 days of employment.
• RN nursing students may be considered.
• BLS Health Care Provider certification required or within 30 days of start date.
• 1 year of acute/hospital experience preferred.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention to be completed within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Obtain vital signs, height/weight, intake/output, and basic care tasks.
• Respond to patient call lights and assist with needs.
• Assist with activities of daily living (bathing, grooming, feeding, mobility).
• Ensure safe patient handling and use of transfer devices as directed.
• Document patient information in medical records.
• Communicate changes in patient condition to the care team.
• Educate patients and families on care being provided.

Education

CNA certification (SC)

Job description

Do you have the career opportunities as a Patient Care Tech you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital which is part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Full time DAYS and Full time NIGHTS. Shifts are usually 12 hours with expectation to one shift on rotating weekends. Shifts are usually 7a to 7p or 7p to 7a.

Positions available in multiple units: Oncology MedSurg, Neuro MedSurg, and MedSurg Transition.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a PCT in our department, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of important patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living. Under supervision of the RN, you will assist the nursing staff in providing patient care with your skills and training and in accordance with the needs of our department. The PCT will consistently assist the patient care team by maintaining a clean, well-organized and safe patient care environment.

What you will do in this role:

• You will obtain vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, calorie counts, application of ice/heat, and/or simple non-sterile dressing changes.
• You will answer patient call lights in a timely manner and respond to patient needs/requests.
• You will assist patients with performing activities of daily living to include bathing, shaving, oral care, toileting, grooming, changing linens, providing water, ambulating, assisting with meal delivery and feeding as directed.
• You will be responsible for safe patient handling: Turning and positioning, use of specialty beds, patient transfer and use of transfer devices, ambulation assistance and use of assistive devices, restraint alternatives, oxygen use and transport, suction use, pre-operative skin preparation and/or use of sequential compression devices (SCD).
• You will be responsible for recording information in the patient’s medical records
• You will maintain close communication with physicians, nurses and other healthcare team members regarding changes in a patient’s care and condition.
• You will be responsible for educating patients and families on the care and therapies being provided, in conjunction with physicians and nurses.
• You will monitor supply levels in your unit and patient rooms and restock as needed

What qualifications you will need:

• Licensed as a CNA in South Carolina highly preferred or must be obtained within 30 days of employment.
• RN Nursing School Students may be considered.
• A current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider is required or must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• 1 year of acute/hospital experience is preferred
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date

Benefits

HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms 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 supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor 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.

Founded in 1975, HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital has been serving patients and families throughout Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester Counties for 50 years. As a 320+ bed Level II Trauma Center, HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital provides comprehensive healthcare services, advanced specialty care, and 24/7 emergency treatment, earning recognition as the #1 Trauma Center in the Lowcountry.

Key Highlights

• Award-winning Heart Center
• Home to the South Carolina Institute for Robotic Surgery
• Comprehensive breast health services through the Trident Breast Care Center
• Features the Joseph M. Still Burn Clinic, the region’s only outpatient burn clinic for patients of all ages
• Provides 24/7 Hospitalist and Intensivist coverage
• Healthgrades Five-Star recipient for cardiovascular care, neurosciences, critical care, and patient safety outcomes

Expanded Emergency Access

In addition to emergency departments at Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center, the health system operates four freestanding emergency rooms (FSERs) offering 24/7 emergency care:

• Brighton Park Emergency (Summerville)
• Centre Pointe Emergency (North Charleston)
• James Island Emergency (Charleston)
• Moncks Corner Medical Center (Berkeley County)
• Long Point Free Standing ED coming soon!

Together, these facilities provide convenient, around-the-clock access to emergency services across the greater Charleston region.

"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.