Patient Care Technician-PCT - Surgical (FT, Nights)

MHM Support Services; Cape Girardeau (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Matched retirement plans

Job summary

Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, MO is seeking a Patient Care Technician-PCT for full-time night shifts in the 5H Surgical department. The position may progress to PCA or related roles based on experience during the offer stage.

BLS must be completed within one month, and PCT competencies within three months. Preferred qualifications include EMT, Paramedic, or prior patient-care exposure (PCA, CNA, or nursing student).

Qualifications

• No experience required for some roles.
• If no experience, PCA role with 175-hour Mercy training program within 90 days.

Education

High school diploma or GED

CNA/CPCT enrollment in healthcare program

Job description

Position Details

Patient Care Technician-PCT*

Location: Mercy Hospital Southeast, Cape Girardeau, MO

Department: 5H Surgical

Status: Full-Time, 36 hours/week

Shift: 12 Hour Nights (6:30p - 7:00a)

*Will consider candidate experience once in offer stage

This job profile/title may be updated along UAP Career ladder to offer candidate most appropriate role per their individual experience level if additional qualifications are met

UAP Career Ladder positions include Patient Care Associate-PCA, Patient Care Technician-PCT, and Nurse Technician-NT

Qualifications

Experience: None required

If no previous experience, will be considered for PCA role in which Mercy will provide a required 175‑hour training program that meets the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services requirements

The program will be completed as part of the new hire orientation process and must be completed within 90 days of hire to remain in the PCA position per state guidelines

Preferred Experience: EMT, Paramedic or previous patient care experience (i.e. PCA, CNA, or active nursing student)

Required Education: High school diploma, G.E.D., CNA/CPCT or enrolled in a healthcare career program through their high school curriculum or age 18 and able to participate in Mercy's UAP training program and/or a current co-worker of Mercy

Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) required within one month of hire, completion of PCT competencies within 3 months of hire

Preferred Certifications: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced Unlicensed Assistant (AUA) in the state of practice, Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT)

Other: Minimum Physical Requirements: Position requires individuals to push, pull, and/or lift 50 pounds on a regular basis

Position requires prolonged standing and walking each shift

Position requires the ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, and squat to perform duties

Why Mercy?

From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period

Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters

At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion

As we grow, you'll grow with us

Transforming the Health of Our Communities

Our Mercy health system was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986. But our heritage goes back more than 195 years

It began with an Irish woman named Catherine McAuley, who was determined to help women and children in Dublin experiencing poverty

Though Catherine had a modest upbringing, she received an unexpected inheritance that allowed her to fulfill that dream

In 1827, she opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, intending to teach skills to women and educate children

Many volunteers came to help

A few years later, Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, one of the first religious orders whose Sisters were free to walk among the poor and visit them in their homes

In 1843, the Sisters of Mercy came to the United States

In 1856, they traveled to St. Louis

In the years to come, they would establish hospitals throughout the Midwest

Many of these would join together in 1986 as Mercy

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