Patient Care Tech - Oncology Care Unit - FT

CP01 Carilion Medical Center; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Benefits package

Onsite wellness

Job summary

Carilion Clinic is seeking a Patient Care Technician for the Oncology Care Unit in Roanoke. This full-time night-shift position includes every other weekend and rotating holidays, with a $7,500 sign-on bonus for external candidates meeting guidelines.

You will assist patients with daily activities, document observations for licensed staff, transport items around the unit, and participate in unit quality and staffing initiatives to enhance patient flow and care quality.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• No prior work experience required.
• CNA certification may be required in critical access facilities.
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills required.
• Must successfully complete orientation and competency validation.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients with activities of daily living.
• Documents and reports patient observations to licensed staff.
• Transports patients, supplies, specimens, equipment, etc.
• Contributes to performance improvement activities.
• Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge processes.
• Maintains unit housekeeping, supplies, and equipment as needed.
• Provides patient and visitor support and information.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification (if in critical access facility)

Job description

Employment Information

Employment Status: Full time Shift: Evening/Night (United States of America) Facility: 1906 Belleview Ave SE - Roanoke Requisition Number: R162322 Patient Care Tech - Oncology Care Unit - FT (Open)

How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare

The Patient Care Technician performs basic clerical and technical clinical services relating to the care, cleanliness, safety, and comfort for patients. Provides quality service through a team oriented, collaborative approach to patient care. The Oncology Unit is a 22 bed blended medical-surgical/progressive cancer care unit that specializes in the complex care of the Oncology patient. Nurses utilize the science and art of nursing while collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team to meet the needs of the patient and family. This position is full time, working the night shift with every other weekend and rotating holidays. A $7,500 sign-on bonus is available when external candidate meets applicable guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists patients with activities of daily living.
• Documents and reports patient observations to licensed staff.
• Transports patients, supplies, specimens, equipment, etc. within the facility.
• Contributes to Carilion Clinic's performance improvement activities.
• Actively participates in obtaining desired service line/departmental outcomes.
• Assists with chart audits.
• Participates in unit quality activities.
• Actively participates in unit activities and/or organization councils/committees.
• May lead unit huddle; participate in IDR's (unit based interdepartmental patient rounds).
• Provides support for department/unit staff scheduling, including covering lunch assignments.
• Reviews medical record for outstanding orders and notifies nurse of stat orders and medication changes.
• Orders department/unit supplies and equipment and stocks/organizes supplies.
• Assists with wayfinding, answering phones, making meaningful connections with patient and visitors.
• Processes equipment between patients as needed (cleans unit-based equipment and gathers supplies needed to operate equipment).
• Operates and maintains general office equipment.
• Leads streamlined, timely and comprehensive admission, transfer, and discharge processes keeping the patient experience as the top focus.
• Assists in coordination of patient flow into/out of area using department/unit specific software and Intranet.
• Is aware of unit outcomes and metrics and promotes process improvement initiatives that add value to our outcomes and/or organizational mission.
• Welcomes and assists patients and visitors; assists with registration.
• Serves as “face” of the unit; role models service excellence behaviors at all times.
• Answers phones and interacts with patients, visitors, physicians, and other health professionals.
• Receives and screens incoming calls via telephone and patient call system.
• Routes calls to appropriate individuals and takes messages accurately.
• Monitors cleanliness of the waiting and break rooms, and performs safety/environmental rounds on unit and with multidisciplinary team members.
• Participates in the sitter process (if competencies appropriate).
• Assists with maintaining regulatory compliance (refrigerator, glucose meters, equipment room storage, assisting with code cart checks as assigned etc.).
• May be responsible for phlebotomy (competency appropriate).
• May conduct nonsterile wound care dressings (competency appropriate).
• May replace and remove saline locks (competency appropriate).
• May do colostomy bag changes (competency appropriate).

What We Require

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience: None.
• Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: If employee is working in a critical access facility, a Certified Nursing Assistant is required.
• Other Minimum Qualifications: Effective interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills required.
• Must successfully complete orientation and competency validation for position.

Compensation Range

$17.39 - $24.35. Employee pay is based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, credentials, education, and prior work experience. The compensation range does not include benefits or pension plan.

Recruiter

Recruiter: SARAH BOSWELL
Recruiter Email: [e-mail]
For more information, contact the HR Service Center at 1-800-599-2537.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Carilion Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer: We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veterans status.

Carilion is a Drug-Free Workplace. For more information or for individuals with disabilities needing special assistance with our online application process contact Carilion HR Service Center at 800-599-2537, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For more information on E-Verify: https://www.carilionclinic.org/eoe-e-verify-and-right-work-policies

Benefits, Pay and Well-being at Carilion Clinic

Carilion understands the importance of prioritizing your well-being to help you develop and thrive. That’s why we offer a well-rounded benefits package, and many perks and well-being resources to help you live a happy, healthy life – at work and when you’re away. When you make your tomorrow with us, we’ll enhance your potential to realize the best in yourself. Below are benefits available to you when you join Carilion:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
• Employer Funded Pension Plan, vested after five years (Voluntary 403B)
• Paid Time Off (accrued from day one)
• Onsite fitness studios and discounts to our Carilion Wellness centers
• Access to our health and wellness app, Personify Health
• Discounts on childcare
• Continued education and training

About Carilion Clinic

In our workplace, we're devoted to the success of our employees. No matter where you are in your career, we will help you continue to learn, grow, and share your knowledge with others. Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match. Join an organization where innovation happens, collaboration is expected and ideas are valued. A not-for-profit, mission-driven health system built on progress and partnerships. A courageous team that is always learning, fully dedicated, and forever curious. Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., you will find a robust system of award winning hospitals, Level 1 and 3 trauma centers, Level 3 NICU, Institute of Orthopedics and Neurosciences, and multi-specialty physician practices spanning southwestern Virginia. Join us and begin your career in a place where every day is a new adventure of creating the future of health care.