Patient Care Technician: Acute Surgical Care (Day Shift)

MU Health Care; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision and dental insurance

Paid leave and holidays

Retirement options

Tuition assistance for employees

Discounts on various services

Job summary

MU Health Care is seeking a Nurse Tech to support patient transfers, meal delivery, and feeding assistance. You will help train new staff and maintain an orderly, efficient unit while delivering compassionate, patient-centered care.

The role emphasizes timely communication, accurate documentation, and collaboration with nursing staff in a fast-paced clinical environment. Join a community-focused health system in mid-Missouri.

Qualifications

• Completion of Fundamentals of Nursing course within 180 days.
• CNA certification and/or CNA exam registration.
• Direct patient care experience in the past three years in a medical setting.
• UAP training program with clinical log completed within 180 days.
• Nursing licensure candidate who previously did not pass state exams in the last three years.
• Nursing program completion from outside the United States awaiting licensure here.

Responsibilities

• Assist with transferring patients using bed, stretcher, or wheelchair.
• Deliver patient meals and assist with feeding as directed.
• Organize workload, maintain order, and answer unit phones promptly.
• Educate and train new staff on Care Team Associate responsibilities.
• Perform daily duties including vitals, lab specimen handling, and unit documentation.
• Respond to patient needs with positive guest relations and timely communication.

Skills

Patient care

Organization

Training staff

Nursing assistant experience

Education

CNA certification

Fundamentals of Nursing course

Nursing program completion

Tools

Bed-management system

Job description

MU Health Care is seeking a Nurse Tech to support patient transfers, meal delivery, and feeding assistance. You will help train new staff and maintain an orderly, efficient unit while delivering compassionate, patient-centered care.

The role emphasizes timely communication, accurate documentation, and collaboration with nursing staff in a fast-paced clinical environment. Join a community-focused health system in mid-Missouri.