PATIENT CARE TECH - CRITICAL CARE

Premier Health Partners; MIDDLETOWN (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Premier Health Partners seeks a Patient Care Tech/Health Unit Coordinator for Atrium Medical Center's Critical Care Unit in Middletown, OH. The position is part-time nights, 24 hours per week, 7:00pm–7:30am, requiring supervision by a nurse to ensure safe practice.

You will check vitals, assist with ADLs, collect samples, report changes, and help with transfers. Education includes a high school diploma or GED and a BLS CPR certificate; nursing students with clinical rotations are welcome.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• BLS CPR certification required or provided on orientation.
• STNA/CNA/PCT training or nursing school with clinical rotation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Check vital signs and report changes to a nurse.
• Assist with ADLs, mobility, dressing, and meals.
• Collect samples such as urine as directed.
• Document and communicate patient status to the care team.
• Assist with paperwork and hospital organizational tasks.

Skills

Multitasking under interruptions

Computer literacy

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Hospital experience bonus

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Computer basics

Job description

Position: Patient Care Tech/Health Unit Coordinator

Department: Critical Care Unit

Shift: 7:00pm-7:30am Part Time Nights, 24 hours a week, 48 hours per pay period

Facility: Atrium Medical Center

They collaborate with nurses and doctors to provide personalized care for patients. They can:

• Check vital signs, such as 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.
• Walks, ADLs, Weighing Patients; Vitals

The PCT works under the supervision of a nurse, who ensures they are performing tasks safely and correctly.

Sometimes, the PCT may also be referred to as a Patient Care Technician/Unit Clerk (PCT/HUC). Like HUC, they assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also helps patients receive the best care possible.

So, even though PCTs don't wear capes, they are essential members of the healthcare team who help patients feel better and recover their health.

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:

• 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)
• Currently in nursing schooland finished one clinical rotation.

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.