PATIENT CARE TECH-Medical Inpatient

Premier Health; Nine Mile Falls (WA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Health’s Miami Valley Hospital seeks a Patient Care Tech for the Medical IP Unit. The role supports nurses and doctors to care for patients during a 7PM–7:30AM shift, with 36 hours weekly and 72 hours per pay period.

You will check vitals, assist with mobility, meals, sample collection, and report changes to nursing staff. High school diploma or GED and BLS CPR are required; prior hospital experience is a bonus.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED.
• BLS CPR certification required or provided at orientation.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Organizational skills

Computer literacy

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma or GED

BLS CPR certificate

Tools

Basic computer use

Job description

Position: Patient Care Tech

Department: Medical IP Unit

Shift: 7PM-7:30AM/36 hours per week/ 72 hours per pay period

Facility: Miami Valley Hospital

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 the nurse, which means the nurse makes sure they are doing things safely and correctly. Sometimes, the PCT might also be called a Patient Care Technician/Unit Clerk assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also enables patients to receive the best care possible. assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also helps patients get the best care possible!, who assists with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, enabling

PCT’s are essential members of the healthcare team who help patients feel better and get healthy again!

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: No previous job experience is required, but you should have one of the following:

• 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.