Patient Care Tech: Float Pool (Full-Time)

Highmark Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Nursing Assistant to provide direct patient care and assist the RN in caring for stable and acutely ill patients on the inpatient unit. You will perform basic nursing procedures, document care in the electronic medical record, and support patient safety and unit operations.

The role involves participating in quality initiatives, admissions/discharges/transfers support, and collaborating with the care team under RN supervision.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or GED.
• Two weeks of training for limited or no experience.
• Ability to read, write and follow oral and written instructions.
• Basic computer skills.
• Preferred acute care experience within the last 3 years.
• Currently enrolled in ASN or BSN program; preference for Associates or Bachelor’s degree nursing programs with at least one clinical rotation.

Responsibilities

• Provides, obtains or performs and documents direct patient care and activities (ADLs, vitals, I&O, feeding, mobility, specimen collection, glucose testing).
• Participates in quality and patient satisfaction initiatives (bedside shift report, hourly rounding, falls prevention, hand hygiene, isolation protocols).
• Accurately documents vital signs, weights, I&O, restraints, specimens and treatments; reports changes to nursing staff.
• Participates in unit activities such as supply stocking and equipment cleaning.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Reading and writing

Basic mathematics

Education

High School diploma or GED

Currently enrolled in ASN or BSN program

Job description

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Nursing Assistant to provide direct patient care and assist the RN in caring for stable and acutely ill patients on the inpatient unit. You will perform basic nursing procedures, document care in the electronic medical record, and support patient safety and unit operations.

The role involves participating in quality initiatives, admissions/discharges/transfers support, and collaborating with the care team under RN supervision.