Patient Care Technician (36 Hours) Bellevue

Kaiser Permanente; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is hiring a Nursing Assistant at Bellevue Medical Center in Washington. The role supports patient care by maintaining a safe, clean environment and assisting with hygiene, meals, and mobility under RN supervision.

The position is part-time, onsite, with a 36-hour weekly schedule, day shift, and standard responsibilities including documentation of vitals and care activities. Requires WA CNA and BLS; hospital experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of acute or extended care experience.
• Washington Nursing Assistant Certificate required at hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification currently active.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing the unit, patient rooms, and beds for admissions and discharges.
• Provide hygiene care, meals assistance, and support mobility under RN supervision.
• Maintain patient safety with proper body mechanics during transfers, ambulation, and positioning.
• Document vital signs and care details; report changes to the RN in a timely manner.

Skills

Medical terminology

Interpersonal skills

Basic nursing skills

Nursing student experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

SCHEDULE WILL VARY WITH UNIT NEEDS. CURRENT NEED IS MON WED THURS BOTH WEEKS.

Job Summary

An unlicensed caregiver who maintains a safe and clean environment for patients and Health Care team members. Transport patients with proper technique. Transport equipment, supplies and specimens. Provide environmental sanitation as required.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assists in preparation of the unit, patient rooms, and beds for receiving patient admission, returning surgical patients, transfers, emergencies, or discharges. Provides hygiene care, which includes providing or assisting in bed baths, oral hygiene, hair care and shampoo, back care and rubs, perineal care, dressing patient, and changing bed linen.
• Prepares patients for meals, serves and removes food trays, and assists with meal or feeds patients. Distributes water and nourishment to patients. Performs other duties as assigned by the RN as patient care needs change. Orients patients and significant others to call lights, bed controls, side rail usage, bathrooms phones, TV waiting areas, and visiting hours. Assists and accompanies patient and their belongings (including personal property) in the admission, transfer, and discharge process. Answers patient call lights, anticipates patient care needs, and makes rounds to assigned patients on an ongoing basis. Communicates with patients in a courteous and helpful manner. Establishes and maintains communicates with the health care team. Performs data collection and documentation of TPR, BP, wt, ht, I/O, activity, diet, and hygiene in an ongoing, timely, accurate, and concise manner.
• Demonstrates the use of good body mechanics and provides for patient safety when transferring, ambulating, turning, lifting, and positioning patients. Acts appropriately in emergency situations. Performs routine treatments and patient care duties listed on the skills inventory form and under the direct supervision of the RN.
• Identifies and reports changes in the patients condition to the RN within an appropriate time frame. Maintains verbal and written information in a confidential manner. Assists in straightening patient rooms, cleaning overbed tables and bedside stands, keeping patient care areas clean at end of each shift. Collects and transports specimens for delivery to appropriate departments per hospital standards.
• Completes work order for equipment that is out of service and leaves copy in the appropriate designated place/unit for follow up. Adheres to Infection Control Policy including but not limited to: a) demonstrates body substance precautions by wearing gloves and other protective attire to avoid body substance contact when appropriate; b) adheres to the KFHPW hand washing policy; c) complies with the proper handling of waste; d) maintains a clean work area. Provides postmortem care under the direction of the RN. Demonstrates initiative and responsibility for improving skills and expanding knowledge through continuing education or on the job learning experience. Consistently demonstrates an appearance consistent with current KFHPW dress code policy.

Experience

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year of acute care or extended care.
• Per the National Agreement, current KP Coalition employees have this experience requirement waived.

Education

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Nursing Assistant Certificate (Washington) required at hire
• Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements

• Working knowledge of medical terminology.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated basic technical nursing skills.
• Nursing student experience will be evaluated on an individual basis.
• Able to lift 50 pounds.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of hospital experience.
• Graduate of formal nursing assistant training program OR equivalent experience.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

Primary Location: Washington,Bellevue,Bellevue Medical Center

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36

Shift: Day

Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Working Hours Start: 06:00 AM

Working Hours End: 06:30 PM

Job Schedule: Part-time

Job Type: Standard

Worker Location: Onsite

Employee Status: Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation: J02|SEIU|SEIU Local 1199 Service Unit

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Department: Bellevue Medical Center - Day Surgery-Recovery Room - 1130

Pay Range: $23.15 - $33.38 / hour

Travel: No

Work Setting: Onsite

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.