Patient Care Technician - Senior

UPMC; New Castle (PA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a part-time Patient Care Technician – Senior in the Critical Care Unit. You'll deliver exceptional patient care, assist with vital sign checks, and master advanced skills like phlebotomy. Elevate your career in a supportive environment while making a meaningful impact on patient lives.

Qualifications

• Advanced skills like phlebotomy and complex wound care required.
• Competency in at least one advanced skill based on departmental needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies.
• Perform standard nursing assistant responsibilities including ADLs and vital signs.
• Communicate effectively with healthcare team members.

Skills

Compassionate Care

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional patient care while growing your clinical skills? Join our team as a part-time Patient Care Technician – Senior in our Critical Care Unit at UPMC Jameson, where you'll play a critical role in providing compassionate, high-quality care to patients. In this advanced role, you'll support routine patient care and undertake specialized tasks, ensuring the highest standard of service. Your responsibilities include assisting with daily activities, vital sign checks, and mastering advanced skills like phlebotomy and complex wound care, enabling you to make a meaningful impact each day. If you're ready to elevate your career in a supportive environment, we invite you to bring your talents to our team!

Final candidates will be selected for a job title within the career ladder that reflects their education, experience, and manager discretion at the time of offer.

Responsibilities:

1. Assist with physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies. Provide feedback to the RN regarding patient care and report changes in patient status. Offer instruction to patients and families under RN supervision. Apply, monitor, and remove patient restraints as per physician or hospital protocol.
2. Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department. Communicate effectively with other departments. Establish respectful interpersonal relationships. Contribute to unit activities such as responding to call lights, passing meal trays, and transporting patients.
3. Receive feedback constructively and seek opportunities for learning. Communicate learning needs to the unit director. Take actions to improve knowledge, skills, and performance. Seek assistance for planning and prioritizing activities. Participate in self-review and contribute to projects and committees.
4. Communicate clearly and effectively with all healthcare team members. Understand cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment issues. Support safety in the workplace. Develop and maintain productive relationships, demonstrating accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues.
5. Achieve and maintain competency in at least one advanced skill based on departmental needs, such as basic arrhythmia interpretation, complex wound care, 12-lead EKGs, or NG tube management.
6. Perform standard nursing assistant responsibilities including ADLs, point-of-care testing, weights, vital signs, I&O, telemetry monitoring, and prevention of HAC & PSI. Also perform dressing changes, restraint placement/removal, bladder scans, specimen collections, IV and Foley catheter removal, phlebotomy, and other duties as required.
7. Adhere to system-wide competencies and behaviors.
8. Perform additional duties as assigned.
9. Support departmental changes and quality initiatives. Follow all policies and procedures related to patient care and hospital information. Ensure safety policies are followed. Document accurately in medical records. Transport monitored patients and complete clerical tasks as needed.