Patient Care Tech Float: FT 7p-7a

Firelands Regional Medical Center; Sandusky (OH); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Loan forgiveness

Major medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k)

Wellness offerings

Monthly employee events

Job summary

Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, OH is seeking a Float RN/LPN/LPN-equivalent position for a full-time 7pm-7am shift (36 hours/week). You will assist with patient care, monitor vital signs, and coordinate with the care team to ensure high-quality service in a busy hospital setting.

Experience in a hospital environment is preferred; BLS certification is required or obtainable within 30 days. This on-site role offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities for growth within the

Qualifications

• Must have current or obtain BLS certification within 30 days of hire.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and decisive judgment in patient care.
• Ability to work well in a collaborative clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with delivering patient care: obtain vital signs, assist with feeding, hygiene, and mobility.
• Perform routine procedures and support triage, including basic EKGs and measurements.
• Coordinate diagnostic tests and appointments with physicians and staff.
• Provide timely responses to call lights and communicate patient needs.
• Maintain confidentiality and accurate data collection for quality improvement.

Skills

BLS certification

Critical thinking

Team player

Job description

Float | Full-time | 36 hours/week | 7pm-7am

• Work/life: Alternates every 3rd weekend. You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career.
• Employee-centric: Tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, comprehensive major medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, and more.
• Career Advancement: If you are interested in becoming a RN, the Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is conveniently located within our health system and is in partnership with Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Firelands College.
• Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted "Best Coastal Small Town in America". You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.

About Firelands Health:

Our goal at Firelands Health is to be the best & preferred independent healthcare employer for the Sandusky Bay region.

Firelands Health is the area’s largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care. We are "big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you". We are locally managed and governed as a not-for-profit healthcare facility, serving the counties of Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron, covering a regional service area with over 300,000 residents. Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve.

Our Core ACE Values: Attitude: We choose to be positive and inclusive every day. Commitment: We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve. Enthusiasm: We will work passionately to make a difference.

What You Will Do:

• Assists with delivering patient care: obtain patient vital signs, assist with feeding, toileting, hygiene care, finger-stick blood sugar readings, maintain skin integrity, perform EKGs, and ambulate and transfer patients.
• Perform routine procedures including surgical skin preps and enemas.
• Schedules diagnostic procedures/tests/appointments, effectively communicating and co-coordinating orders with Physicians, Charge Nurses, direct care givers, ancillary departments, and other facilities.
• Answers call lights timely and notifies appropriate personnel of patient needs immediately.
• Demonstrates service excellence and strives to assist the unit to meet established goals for our patient satisfaction.
• Recognizes significant changes in patient’s condition and takes appropriate action.
• Collect data, report information and/or perform interventions for the purpose of improving a variety of quality issues.
• Obtain patient information/data and observes confidentiality.
• Orders and enters charges for procedures, supplies, equipment as applicable.
• Reports problems or concerns to the appropriate person or department and will assist in the resolution whenever possible.
• Must be flexible, maintain adaptability, and be a team player.
• Positive professional communication skills and guest relations; projects a positive impression of the Medical Center.
• Perform VS, height, weight, and visual acuity in triage.
• Assist with sterile field set up for suturing and procedures.
• May perform other patient care activities as trained and directed by the RN.

What You Will Need:

• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Current BLS certification required or obtained within 30 days of hire.

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