PATIENT CARE TECH- PCU3

Premier Health Partners; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Health Partners is seeking a Patient Care Tech for the Miami Valley North facility. You will work in the Patient Care Unit 3, supporting nurses with daily patient care tasks in a 7AM-7:30PM shift (36 hours/week).

You’ll perform checks of vital signs, assist with mobility, and help with activities of daily living. Training includes obtaining a BLS CPR certificate during orientation; no prior experience is required but relevant training is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• BLS CPR certificate required (training available at orientation).
• No prior job experience required, with one of: STNA/CNA/PCT training; past patient care; nursing clinical rotation.

Responsibilities

• Check temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
• Help patients move, get dressed, and eat.
• Collect samples like urine.
• Report any changes in a patient’s condition to a nurse.
• Assist with patient walks, hygiene, weighing patients, and vitals.

Skills

Multitasking

Computer literacy

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Hospital experience (bonus)

Education

High school diploma or GED

STNA/CNA/Patient Care Technician training

Nursing school clinical rotation

Job description

Position

Patient Care Tech

Department

Patient Care Unit 3

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, 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.