Patient Care Technician / PCT / Cardiology 4G

Emory Healthcare Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Emory Healthcare is seeking a Patient Care Technician for Emory University Hospital. This full-time role involves providing essential patient care, operating clinical equipment, and ensuring safety standards. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma, BLS certification, and relevant experience. Join a leading healthcare team committed to excellence and patient safety.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Family-focused Benefits

Wellness Incentives

Ongoing Mentorship and Leadership Programs

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• BLS certification mandatory.
• One year of direct patient care experience or CNA license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient care and observation duties under RN/LPN direction.
• Assist in emergency situations as directed.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards.

Skills

Patient Care

Emergency Response

Clinical Equipment Operation

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

BLS Certification

CNA License or Nursing Program Enrollment

Tools

Patient Monitoring Equipment

Clinical Equipment

Job description

Overview

Emory Healthcare. Where you matter as much as the work you do!

Be inspired. Be rewarded. Belong. At Emory Healthcare.

At Emory Healthcare, we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be. We provide:

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
• Family-focused benefits
• Wellness incentives
• Ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs, and more

Description

Shift: 7pm - 7:30am / Full Time / 36 Hours

Schedule: Candidate works every other weekend and rotating holidays

Salary range: $15.75 - $24.96

We're seeking a Patient Care Technician for Emory University Hospital responsible for being a capable certified technician who cares about the quality of their work and ensuring the safety of all patients.

This individual will:

• Perform assigned patient care and observation duties under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or LPN, including but not limited to: cleaning the patient's room, operating various clinical equipment, helping with emergencies, assisting with patient procedures, collecting and transporting patient specimens, and completing applicable forms.
• Maintain hospital and unit-specific competencies.
• Assist in emergency situations as directed by an RN/LPN.
• Ensure that prescribed measures related to hygiene, comfort, and rest are provided.
• Comply with Standard Precautions guidelines, Infection Control procedures, and safety standards to maintain and promote a clean and healthy work environment.
• Assist in the use of bag-valve-mask device, anti-embolism stockings, pneumatic compression stockings, oxygen, suction equipment, incentive spirometer, emergency cart, and bedside glucose monitoring machine.
• Operate converter chair, lifts, scales, beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, non-invasive BP monitors, automatic thermometer, sphygmomanometer, pulse oximeter, and computers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• BLS certification required.
• Must meet one of the following requirements:
• One year of direct patient care experience,
• Successful completion of a nursing assistant training course,
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license through the State of Georgia, OR
• Current enrollment in a nursing program and completion of 2 clinical rotations.

JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY! Emory Healthcare (EHC), part of Emory University (EUV), is the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia and the first and only in Georgia with a Magnet-designated ambulatory practice. We are made up of 11 hospitals—4 Magnet-designated, the Emory Clinic, and more than 425 provider locations. The Emory Healthcare Network, established in 2011, is the largest clinically integrated network in Georgia, with more than 3,450 physicians across 70 subspecialties.

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at [e-mail]. Please note that a one-week advance notice is preferred.