PATIENT CARE TECH- Ortho/ Neuro

Premier Health Partners; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Health Partners in Dayton seeks a Patient Care Tech to support nurses in the Orthopedic/Neurology team at Miami Valley Hospital. You’ll assist with vitals, mobility, and daily tasks, under supervision, to ensure safe, compassionate patient care.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and BLS CPR certification; no prior experience is required if you have approved training. Orientation will cover duties and safety.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• BLS CPR certificate required or provided at orientation.
• No prior experience required if you have one of the listed trainings.
• STNA/CNA or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Check patient vitals such as temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
• Assist patients with movement, dressing, and meals.
• Assist with sample collection (e.g., urine).
• Report changes in a patient’s condition to a nurse.
• Support with patient walks, hygiene, and weighing patients.

Skills

Multitasking

Computer skills

Organization

Communication skills

Hospital experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Position: Patient Care Tech

Department: Orthopedic/ Neurology

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 enables patients to receive the best care possible. As a HUC, they help 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.