PATIENT CARE TECH - CTU

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

Job summary

Premier Health seeks a Patient Care Tech in the Cardiac Telemetry Unit in Ohio. The PCT supports nurses and doctors, performing essential tasks to help patients feel safe and cared for, while ensuring efficient unit operations.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, BLS CPR certification, and relevant STNA/CNA/PCT training or nursing student rotation. This is a full-time day shift (7:00 AM–7:30 PM) 36 hours/week.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• BLS CPR certification required or provided at orientation.
• STNA/CNA/PCT training or equivalent experience.
• Experience caring for patients in the past 5 years.
• Currently in nursing school with clinical rotation.

Responsibilities

• Check vital signs, temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
• Assist patients with mobility, dressing, and meals.
• Collect samples such as urine.
• Report changes in a patient’s condition to a nurse.
• Assist with patient hygiene, transfers, and weighing.

Skills

Multitasking

Communication

Patient care

Computer skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

BLS CPR

Job description

Position: Patient Care Tech

Department: Cardiac Telemetry Unit

Shift: 7:00AM-7:30PM Full Time 36 hours a week, 72 hours per pay period Days

Facility: Upper Valley Medical Center

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 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 school and 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