Patient Care Tech Certified Acute Trauma Full-time Nights

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 58.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

LCMC Health in New Orleans is seeking a Certified Patient Care Technician (PCT) to provide compassionate, hands-on care under RN supervision. You will perform delegated tasks, assist with ADLs, monitor vital signs, and help with EKGs and phlebotomy while documenting in the EMR.

The role emphasizes teamwork, safety, and patient comfort, with a focus on empathy, courtesy, and continuity of care for diverse patient needs in a busy hospital setting.

Formación

• Minimum: High School Diploma or equivalent and relevant work experience.
• 1 year of clinical care experience; CNA or PCT experience preferred.
• Certified Medical Assistant (MA) - American Association of Medical Assistants.
• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) - Louisiana State Department of Health.
• Certified Patient Care or Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) - National Health Careers Association.
• Certified Patient Care Technician (PCT) - National Health Careers Association.
• American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Non-Violent Crisis Prevention (CPI, NCI-CPI) - Crisis Prevention Institute.

Responsabilidades

• Perform delegated patient care under the direction of RN/therapist in a safe, efficient manner.
• Provide care services including CPR, ADLs, vitals, phlebotomy, EKGs, dressing changes, and lifting.
• Prepare patient rooms, chart in EMR, manage supplies and orders inventory.
• Prioritize tasks based on acuity, resources, and patient needs; report abnormal findings to RN.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to improve patient care and seek supervision when needed.
• Maintain continuity of safe and effective care and delegate tasks as appropriate.

Conocimientos

Clinical care

Educación

MA certification

CNA certification

CPCT/A certification

PCT certification

AHA BLS certification

CPI/NCI-CPI certification

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Your job is more than a job. As a Certified Patient Care Tech (PCT) you’ve got that sixth sense of anticipating and answering the needs of your patients. You are part of a team concept, under the direction of the Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Therapist, performing delegated patient care in a safe and efficient manner, completing documentation of patient related tasks and adhering to the policies and procedures. You believe in kindness, respect and empathy at your patient’s bedside and deliver care like you would want for yourself and your loved ones. All the call lights, hand holds, medical needs, family questions, and even a proverbial ‘extra blanket” request, you’ve lost count, but you still bring your heart and soul to every single one like it’s your first. And that’s what we love about you. Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your “little something extra” all add up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this hands‑on, personal care nursing role.

Responsibilities

• Your Everyday Perform assigned priority technical procedures and maintain a safe environment for patients.


• Provide care services like basic life support (CPR), ADLs, restorative care, calculates intake and output, lifting, ambulating, transferring, positioning, weights, equipment use, vital signs, phlebotomy, dressing changes, obtaining EKGs, etc.


• Prepare patient room, chart in the electronic medical record, clean unit equipment, orders inventory medical/office supplies and perform other tasks as needed.


• Prioritize assigned tasks and patient care activities based on acuity of the need, resource availability, customer/patient preference/request and other departmental needs.


• Report abnormal patient findings and situations to RN or other licensed healthcare providers and takes actions to correct unsafe conditions.


• Give rationale for actions or decisions based on logic, successful experience, intuition and/or established policies/procedures.


• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care: Seek supervision or assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely and independently.


• Initiate and/or maintain job specific interventions to assure continuity of safe and effective care for patients.


• Delegate tasks to other team members to accomplish direct patient care or support activities.


• Question appropriateness of a task that has been delegated by the RN/Licensed healthcare provider for clarification of concerns.

Must‑Haves

• Minimum: High School Diploma or equivalent, appropriate work experience.


• 1 year of Clinical Care experience; CNA or PCT experience in a healthcare setting preferred.


• Certified Medical Assistant (MA) - American Association of Medical Assistants.


• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) - Louisiana State Department of Health.


• Certified Patient Care or Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) - National Health Careers Association.


• Certified Patient Care Technician (PCT) - National Health Careers Association.


• American Heart Association BLS certification.


• Non‑Violent Crisis Prevention (CPI, NCI-CPI) - Crisis Prevention Institute.

Work Shift & Culture

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.

About University Medical Center

University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region’s safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+.

Your Extras

Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion. Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one‑size‑fits‑all, think one‑of‑a‑kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do You are welcome here.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Job Summary Disclaimer

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.