Patient Care Technician - 7 Mountain Phoenix Unit - FT

Carilion Clinic; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA is seeking a full-time Patient Care Technician for the 7 Mountain Phoenix Unit. The role includes day/evening/night shifts with every other weekend and rotating holidays.

A $7,500 sign-on bonus is available for external candidates meeting guidelines. The job focuses on basic nursing care, patient assistance, documentation, and unit support to improve patient flow and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience: None.
• Licensure/Certification: A Certified Nursing Assistant is required if working in a critical access facility.
• Other qualifications: Effective interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills; orientation and competency validation.

Responsibilities

• Provides basic nursing care and assists patients with activities of daily living.
• Documents and reports patient observations to licensed staff.
• Transports patients, supplies, specimens, equipment within the facility.
• Contributes to unit quality improvement activities.
• Assists with registration, patient flow, and coordination of care.
• May perform phlebotomy or nonsterile wound care where competent.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient transport

Documentation

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Patient Care Technician - 7 Mountain Phoenix Unit - FT

Employment Status:

Full time

Shift:

Day/Evening/Night (United States of America)

Facility:

1906 Belleview Ave SE - Roanoke

Requisition Number:

R161939 Patient Care Technician - 7 Mountain Phoenix Unit - FT (Open)

How Youll Help Transform Healthcare:

This position is full time, working the day/evening/night shift with every other weekend and rotating holidays

A $7,500 sign-on bonus is available when external candidate meets applicable guidelines.

The Patient Care Technician

• Provides basic nursing care and performs technical skills for specified age groups according to established standards. Assists patients with activities of daily living.
• Documents and reports patient observations to licensed staff.
• Transports patients, supplies, specimens, equipment, etc. within the facility.
• Contributes to Carilion Clinic's performance improvement activities. Actively participates in obtaining desired service line/departmental outcomes.
• Assists with chart audits.
• Participates in unit quality activities.
• Actively participates in unit activities and/or organization councils/committees.
• May lead unit huddle; participate in IDR's (unit based interdepartmental patient rounds)
• Provides support for department/unit staff scheduling, including covering lunch assignments.
• Reviews medical record for outstanding orders and notifies nurse of stat orders and medication changes.
• Orders department/unit supplies and equipment and stocks/organizes supplies.
• Assists with wayfinding, answering phones, making meaningful connections with patient and visitors.
• Processes equipment between patients as needed (cleans unit-based equipment and gathers supplies needed to operate equipment).
• Operates and maintains general office equipment.
• Leads streamlined, timely and comprehensive admission, transfer, and discharge processes keeping the patient experience as the top focus.
• Assists in coordination of patient flow into/out of area using department/unit specific software and Intranet. Is aware of unit outcomes and metrics and promotes process improvement initiatives that add value to our outcomes and/or organizational mission.
• Welcomes and assists patients and visitors; assists with registration. Serves as face of the unit; role models service excellence behaviors at all times.
• Answers phones and interacts with patients, visitors, physicians, and other health professionals. Receives and screens incoming calls via telephone and patient call system. Routes calls to appropriate individuals and takes messages accurately
• Monitors cleanliness of the waiting and break rooms, and performs safety/environmental rounds on unit and with multidisciplinary team members
• Participates in the sitter process (if competencies appropriate).
• Assists with maintaining regulatory compliance. (refrigerator, glucose meters, equipment room storage, assisting with code cart checks as assigned etc
• May be responsible for phlebotomy (competency appropriate)
• May conduct nonsterile wound care dressings (competency appropriate)
• May replace and remove saline locks (competency appropriate)
• May do colostomy bag changes (competency appropriate).

What We Require:

Education: High School Diploma or GED required.

Experience: None.

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: If employee is working in a critical access facility, a Certified Nursing Assistant is required.

Other Minimum Qualifications: Effective interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills required. Must successfully complete orientation and competency validation for position.

This job description is intended to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by incumbents in this role. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Compensation Range:

$17.39 - $24.35

Employee pay is based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, credentials, education, and prior work experience. The compensation range does not include benefits or pension plan.

Carilion Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer: We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veterans status. Carilion is a Drug-Free Workplace. For more information or for individuals with disabilities needing special assistance with our online application process contact Carilion HR Service Center at 800-599-2537, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For more information on E-Verify: https://www.carilionclinic.org/eoe-e-verify-and-right-work-policies

Benefits, Pay and Well-being at Carilion Clinic

Carilion understands the importance of prioritizing your well-being to help you develop and thrive. Thats why we offer a well-rounded benefits package, and many perks and well-being resources to help you live a happy, healthy life at work and when youre away.

When you make your tomorrow with us, well enhance your potential to realize the best in yourself. Below are benefits available to you when you join Carilion:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
• Employer Funded Pension Plan, vested after five years (Voluntary 403B)
• Paid Time Off (accrued from day one)
• Onsite fitness studios and discounts to our Carilion Wellness centers
• Access to our health and wellness app, Personify Health
• Discounts on childcare
• Continued education and training

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.