Patient Care Technician – Medical Surgical

McLaren; Petoskey (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

McLaren in Petoskey, MI is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to support nurses in the Medical Surgical unit and assist with activities of daily living under supervision.

This part-time role requires a high school diploma and BLS within 30 days. Schedule is days, 7:00am–7:30pm, with 48 hours biweekly; on-call and weekend shifts may apply.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• BLS certification required within 30 days of hire (AHA/ARC/Canadian equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Performs specific patient care interventions as delegated by the RN.
• Delivers compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families.
• Provides physical support for daily activities and personal hygiene.
• Ensures compliance with HIPAA and OSHA.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment and protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies.
• Performs other related job duties as requested.

Skills

Patient care

Compassion

Infection control

HIPAA compliance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

BLS certification

Job description

Department: Medical Surgical

Daily Work Times: 7:00am-7:30pm

Shift: Days

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 48

Benefits

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of a Nurse, contributes to the delivery of patient-centered care through: Performance of selected day-to-day patient care activities. Maintenance of an environment that is functionally and aesthetically conducive to patient well-being. Demonstrates unit/area-designated competencies. Interacts with patients considering their developmental, age-specific, and cultural spiritual preferences.

Responsibilities

1. Performs specific patient care interventions as delegated by the RN in effort to identify/attain treatment goals.
2. Delivers compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families.
3. Provides physical support for patients with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, showering, feeding, dressing, getting out of bed, using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising.
4. Ensures compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.
5. Maintains safe and clean working environment and protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control, hazardous waste and other policies and protocols.
6. Performs other related job duties as requested.

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent .
• BLS certification required within 30 days of hire. Certification must be issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), or Canadian equivalent.

Preferred

• Prior experience in direct care preferred.
• CENA training
• Prior experience obtained through clinical nursing rotation relevant to the specific work area.
• Schedule: Part-time
• Daily Work Times: 7:00am-7:30pm
• Hours Per Pay Period: 48
• On Call: Yes
• Weekends: Yes