Patient Care Technician - Labor and Delivery - 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 Patient Care Technician for Labor and Delivery on a full-time basis. The role involves providing nursing care, assisting with activities of daily living, and supporting patient flow in a busy 24-bed unit with a triage area and OR suites.

The position requires CNA experience or willingness to obtain CNA certification, plus BLS-HCP. A $7,500 sign-on bonus is available for qualified external applicants.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience: Direct patient care experience preferred.
• Licensure: Certified Nursing Assistant preferred; CNA required if in a critical access facility.
• Life Support: AHA BLS-HCP required within 6 months of hire.
• Interpersonal and teamwork skills essential; orientation and competency validation.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic nursing care and assist with activities of daily living.
• Transport patients, supplies, and equipment within the facility.
• Assist with admission, transfer, and discharge processes.
• Document observations and maintain patient confidentiality.
• Support patient flow and collaborate with unit staff using department software.

Skills

Basic nursing care

Patient transport

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Employment Status

Full time

Shift

Day/Evening (United States of America)

Facility

1906 Belleview Ave SE - Roanoke

Requisition Number

R163221 Patient Care Technician - Labor and Delivery - FT (Open)

How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare

As a part of the patient care team, you'll experience an environment defined by a deep commitment to your personal well-being and professional development. This is a great opportunity start your health care career journey, within a setting renowned for clinical excellence. You will provide nursing care that includes taking the patient's blood pressure, checking their oxygen levels and temperature, as well as assisting patients of all sexes and genders with bathing, meals, toileting, ambulation, and other basic needs. The Patient Care Tech/Nursing Assistant role can include one-on-one care of patients on suicide or safety precautions. Successful candidate MUST BE able to attend required orientation classes during daytime hours, Monday through Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm for the first 2 weeks. These classes are mandatory!

Labor and Delivery is a 24-bed unit with a 3-bed triage and 2 OR suites. We provide specialized care to low and high-risk pregnant patients during the antepartum period through delivery. We average about 250 deliveries a month.

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

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

As part of the health care team, the Patient Care Technician performs basic clerical and technical clinical services relating to the care, cleanliness, safety, and comfort for patients of all ages. Provides quality service through a team oriented, collaborative approach to patient care.

• Provides basic nursing care and performs advanced technical skills for specified age groups according to established standards. Assists patients with activities of daily living. Appropriately 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.
• Exhibits competent knowledge of EMR and assists with chart audits.
• Participates in unit quality surveillance activities
• Actively participate in unit shared governance 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 customer service in way-finding, 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. Follows procedures for timely equipment repairs
• 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.
• Demonstrates excellent telephone etiquette and interpersonal skills when answering phones and interacting 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).
• Assist 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).

Job Scope

May be required to support multiple nursing units. Interacts with unit staff, patients, physicians, families, visitors, management, ancillary departments, and the general public. Maintains patient, staff and customer confidentiality. If assigned to perform patient care tasks, must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development through the life span, possess the ability to recognize and report data reflective of the patient’s status, interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age and specific needs, and provide the care needed as described in departmental policies and procedures. May be required to sit with patients on suicide precautions or confusion. Ability to perform responsibilites in a fast-paced environment, requiring use of prioritization and time mangement skills. May be exposed to infectious diseases, biohazardous and hazardous materials, including regulated medical wastes, and combative patients. Prolonged periods of sitting, visualizing computer screen and using keyboard may be necessary. May be required to work at multiple Carilion facilities.

Organizational Responsibility: Functions as a key member of the health care team and performs tasks as delegated by licensed staff.

Communication: Interacts with unit staff, patients, physicians, families, visitors, management, ancillary departments, and the general public.

Confidentiality: Maintains patient, staff and customer confidentiality.

Financial Responsibility: Suggests cost containment initiatives in immediate work unit/department. Judgment: High probability that errors in work are detected.

Physical Demands/Hazards: May be exposed to infectious diseases, biohazardous materials and combative patients. Physical requirements include lifting, prolonged periods of standing, bending, pushing, pulling, reaching, and walking.

Job Responsibilities: Work is performed in patient care environment and is often fast-paced, requiring use of prioritization skills.

Compliance: Follows set guidelines and procedures in the execution of daily tasks. Work is reviewed by others to ensure compliance goals are met.

Age-specific Responsibilities: Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development. Observes and documents data reflective of the patients’ status, interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age and specific needs, and provides the care needed as described in departmental policies and procedures.

What We Require

Education: High school diploma or equivalent education required.

Experience: Previous experience in direct patient care preferred.

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

Life Support: AHA BLS-HCP required within 6 months of hire.

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

This job description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by the incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Compensation Range

$17.39 - $24.35

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.

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Benefits, Pay And Well-being At Carilion Clinic

Carilion understands the importance of prioritizing your well‑being to help you develop and thrive. That’s 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 you’re away.

Benefits

• 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