Patient Care Technician Lead - Float Pool (Pontiac)

McLaren Health Care; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care seeks a Patient Care Technician Lead for its Float Pool in Pontiac. The role provides clinical leadership, mentors PCTs, and supports daily patient care under RN supervision.

You will perform vital signs, wound care, and routine procedures while ensuring patient safety and high-quality care. Requirements include CPCT/A certification, 2+ years of PCT/CNA experience, and a current BLS card.

Qualifications

• CPCT/A certification required
• 2+ years PCT/CNA experience
• BLS certification required before start date
• Experience in hospital patient care
• Participation in governance, quality improvement or patient safety initiatives

Responsibilities

• Cares for patients with clinical competence per care plan
• Obtain vital signs, perform dressing changes, wound care, catheterizations and EKGs as needed
• Provide psychosocial support and activities of daily living assistance
• Lead preceptor for PCT/CNA orientation and competency validation
• Assist with staff assignments and delegation under RN leadership
• Document care per unit guidelines and report changes promptly to RN

Skills

CPCT/A Certification

Patient care experience

Leadership

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Patient Care Technician Lead - Float Pool (Pontiac)

As directed by the team leader and the Registered Nurse and in partnership with the health care team and patient/ family, performs work processes to accomplish positive patient outcomes, and organizational goals. Provision of care focuses on psychosocial support and activities of daily living.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Cares for patients demonstrating clinical competence in implementing a plan of care. Maintains basic technician skills, such as obtaining vital signs, performing dressing changes, wound care, catheterizations, EKGs as required in specific work area. Reports observations, including any change in patient status to Registered Nurse in a timely and accurate manner.
• Perform phlebotomy as directed by the Nurse using proper patient identification, draw technique, labeling process and submission to the lab, follow infection control and safety procedures, monitor patients for adverse reactions.
• Performs interventions to enhance psychosocial support.
• Provides care supporting physical function for activities of daily living, such as toileting, bathing, feeding, and ambulation.
• Documents according to hospital and unit specific guidelines to accurately reflect care provided immediately after performing procedure or task.
• Serves as a unit-based resource and role model for Patient Care Technicians, Certified Nurse Assistants, Nurse Assistants, and ancillary support staff.
• Functions as lead preceptor for PCT/CNA orientation and competency validation.
• Participates in daily operational rounding to support workflow efficiency, patient safety, and adherence to departmental expectations.
• Provides real-time feedback and escalates concerns related to staff performance, professionalism, patient safety, or workflow compliance to nursing leadership.
• Assists with assignment coordination and delegation support under the direction of the Registered Nurse or leadership team.

Required:

High School Diploma or GED

Active Patient Care Technician Certification (CPCT/A) through NHA (National Health Career Association)

Prior work experience in direct patient care role in a hospital environment

Minimum of 2 years of PCT or CNA experience

Prior participation in shared governance, quality improvement, or patient safety initiatives

BLS certification from American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), or Canadian equivalent, is required before start date and valid at least 60 days beyond start date

Preferred:

• Demonstrated leadership, preceptor, or charge support experience

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26011154
• Daily Work Times: 7:00 am - 7:30 pm
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

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McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.