Patient Care Technician - Med Surg

Tampa General Hospital, Inc.; Spring Hill (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital, Inc. seeks a Patient Care Technician (PCT) to support the nursing team in delivering compassionate, patient-centered care within a busy hospital setting.

The role emphasizes assisting with daily living activities, hygiene, nutrition, safety, and comfort under the supervision of licensed staff. Under RN oversight, the PCT records initial and ongoing patient information, helps with mobility and meals, changes bed linens, and ensures a clean, well-organized environment.

Qualifications

• Assist nursing staff in providing patient care per department needs.
• Record initial and ongoing patient information and vital signs.
• Assist with activities of daily living and mobility support.

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing staff with patient care per skills and needs.
• Deliver patient-centered care with basic nursing tasks.
• Record admissions data, vital signs, I&O, calories.
• Assist with activities of daily living and mobility.
• Maintain clean, safe patient care environment under RN supervision.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Mobility assistance

ADLs support

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

The Patient Care Technician or PCT, provides a variety of indirect and direct care, including provision for patient's dependency needs such as nutrition, hygiene, safety, and physical and psychological comfort measures, to patient and significant others, under the supervision of licensed nursing staff. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with mission, vision, and values. Work is primarily performed in patient settings. Extensive interaction with patients, staff, physicians, family members and visitors.

Essential Functions

• The Patient Care Technician (PCT) assists the nursing staff in providing patient care in accordance with the PCT's skills/training and the needs of the Department, and consistently assists the patient care team with maintaining a clean, well-organized, and safe patient care environment, under the supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN).
• The PCT delivers high quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of delegated basic patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living.
• Obtains and records initial and ongoing patient information throughout the shift, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, intake and output, calorie counts, and other patient information within their competency.
• Assists with patient activities of daily living: meals, bathing, oral care, grooming and elimination.
• Changes bed linens as needed.
• The PCT will assist with patient mobility: positioning, repositioning, dangling, and ambulating patients including assisting with the use of walkers, crutches, canes and wheelchairs.
• Obtaining the collection of specimens
• The PCT complies with all hospital policies/procedures and observes the State Board of Nursing rules for unlicensed personnel

Education

High school diploma OR GED

Certification

Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association or American Red Cross