Patient Care Technician — Compassionate Patient Support

Dignity Health; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC) in Phoenix, AZ is hiring a Patient Care Technician to provide essential direct patient care under clinical supervision. You will assist with personal care, mobility, feeding, and monitoring while supporting the nursing team in procedures and patient transport.

Candidates must complete an approved nursing assistant or EMT program, hold AZ EMT or CNA certification, and maintain American Heart Association BLS.

Qualifications

• Completion of nursing assistant program, or EMT program, or completion of first block of nursing program.
• EMT: AZ or CNA: AZ certification.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support.

Responsibilities

• Assists the nurse/physician during examinations, treatments and procedures as requested
• Retrieves necessary equipment and supplies
• Assists in patient/equipment preparation
• Performs follow-up actions as directed
• Documents clinically relevant findings in the patient's record according to hospital protocols
• Prepares patients for transportation to other departments/areas

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Documentation

Observation skills

Education

Nursing assistant program / EMT program / first nursing block

AZ EMT or AZ CNA certification

American Heart Association Basic Life Support

Job description

Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC) in Phoenix, AZ is hiring a Patient Care Technician to provide essential direct patient care under clinical supervision. You will assist with personal care, mobility, feeding, and monitoring while supporting the nursing team in procedures and patient transport.

Candidates must complete an approved nursing assistant or EMT program, hold AZ EMT or CNA certification, and maintain American Heart Association BLS.