PATIENT CARE TECH- Atrium Medical Center

Premier Health; MIDDLETOWN (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Health's Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, OH seeks a Patient Care Technician (PCT) to support nurses and doctors in the Progressive Care Unit, Critical Care Unit, and Cardiac Telemetry.

You'll perform vitals checks, assist with mobility and hygiene, collect samples, and report changes to the nurse. Orientation is one week, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, with BLS CPR training provided if needed. Prior STNA/CNA/PCT training and 1 year acute care experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in an acute care setting.
• Finished STNA, CNA, or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training.
• BLS CPR certification required or provided during orientation.

Responsibilities

• Check temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
• Help patients move, get dressed, and eat.
• Collect samples like urine.
• Report changes in a patient's condition to a nurse.
• Assist with patient walks, hygiene, and weighing patients.

Skills

Multitasking

Computer use

Organization

Communication

Hospital experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Position

Patient Care Tech

Department

Progressive Care Unit/ Critical Care Unit/ Cardiac Telemetry

Shift

All Shifts/ Full-time & Part-time

Facility

Atrium Medical Center

Orientation

One week of mandatory orientation Monday-Friday 8AM-4:30PM

Job Description

A Patient Care Technician, or PCT, works with nurses and doctors to care for patients. Some of the tasks they do are

• Check things like temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
• Help patients move around, get dressed, and eat.
• Collect samples like urine.
• Report any changes in a patient's condition to a nurse.
• Help with patient walks, hygiene, weighing patients, vitals

The PCT works under the supervision of the nurse, which means the nurse makes sure they are doing things safely and correctly. Sometimes, the PCT might also be called a Patient Care Technician/Unit Clerk assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also enables patients to receive the best care possible. assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also helps patients to receive the best care possible. As a HUC, they help with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also helps patients get the best care possible!, who assists with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, enabling

PCT’s are essential members of the healthcare team who help patients feel better and get healthy again!

Education

You’ll need a high school diploma or GED.

Training

you’ll need to get a BLS CPR certificate. If you don’t already have it, they can teach you how to do CPR at your orientation too (so you don't need to do it beforehand).

Experience

Minimum of 1 year of experience in an acute care setting.

• Finished STNA, CNA, or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training.
• Helped care for patients in the past 5 years (like taking their temperature, bathing them, or helping them use the restroom)

Other Skills

• You can handle doing many things simultaneously, even when people interrupt you, and still be nice.
• You know how to use a computer.
• You're good at organizing things.
• You can talk and listen well to others.
• Bonus points: You've worked in a hospital before.