PATIENT CARE TECH-PCU2

Premier Health Partners; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Health Partners is seeking a Patient Care Tech to support the Patient Care Unit 2 in Dayton. This full-time role runs 7:00 AM–7:30 PM, 36 hours per week, at Miami Valley North, assisting nurses and doctors in daily patient care tasks.

You will check vitals, help patients with movement and meals, collect samples, and promptly report changes to the supervising nurse. Training and schooling options are outlined below.

Qualifications

• No prior job experience required, but preferred pathways include STNA, CNA, or PCT training.
• Recently nursing students with one clinical rotation are considered.
• High school diploma or GED is required, plus BLS CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Check temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
• Help patients move, get dressed, and eat.
• Collect samples like urine and report changes to a nurse.
• Assist with patient walks, hygiene, and monitoring vitals.

Skills

Multitasking

Computer skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Hospital setting experience (bonus)

Education

High School diploma or GED

BLS CPR certificate

Tools

Computer

Job description

Position: Patient Care Tech

Department: Patient Care Unit 2

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

Facility: Miami Valley North

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, 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.