PATIENT CARE TECH- Progressive Care Unit

Premier Health Partners; MIDDLETOWN (OH); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Health Partners' Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, OH is seeking a Patient Care Tech to support nurses and doctors in the Progressive Care Unit. You will monitor vitals, assist with mobility, feeding, personal care, and report changes to the nurse to ensure safe, compassionate patient care.

No prior job required, but completion of STNA/CNA/PCT training or current nursing study is acceptable. A High School diploma or GED and a BLS CPR certificate are required.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED.
• Must have or be willing to obtain a BLS CPR certificate.
• No prior job experience required, but one of STNA/CNA/PCT training is preferred.
• Alternatively, nursing students with one clinical rotation may qualify.

Responsibilities

• Check vital signs such as temperature, pulse, and respirations.
• Assist patients with moving, dressing, and eating.
• Report changes to a nurse promptly.
• Support with transfers, hygiene, and basic patient care tasks.

Skills

Multitasking

Computer skills

Organization

Communication

Healthcare experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

BLS CPR certificate

Job description

Department: Progressive Care Unit

Shift: 6:30AM-7PM/ 24 hours per week/ 48 hour per pay period

Facility: Atrium Medical Center

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.
• Report any changes in a patient's condition to a nurse.
• Help with patient walks, hygiene, weighing patients, vitals

• 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!

Position: Patient Care Tech

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.