Patient Care Technician – Trauma Unit with Growth

UPMC; Erie (Erie County); Presencial; USD 32.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

UPMC Hamot is seeking a full-time Patient Care Technician for the 4 South Trauma unit. This role involves assisting with patient procedures, ADLs, and therapies under RN direction, while maintaining safety and quality in patient care.

Prior healthcare experience is preferred and salary will reflect education and experience. The position offers room for growth within a collaborative healthcare team and requires strong communication with patients, families, and colleagues to ensure seamless care

Formación

• Prior healthcare experience preferred.
• Ability to follow RN direction and report changes.
• Willing to learn and adapt to unit protocols.

Responsabilidades

• Assist with patient procedures and ADLs, support physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies, provide feedback to RN and report changes in patient status.
• Perform core nursing assistant tasks: blood glucose monitoring, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collections, Foley care, plus at least four additional tasks (phlebotomy, 12-lead EKG, simple dressing, Foley catheter removal, point of care testing, bladder scan, straight catheter, IV catheter removal).
• Report equipment malfunctions, communicate effectively with other departments, maintain professional and respectful relationships.
• Respond to call lights and telephones, pass meal trays, transport patients.
• Receive and act on feedback, identify and communicate learning needs, participate in self-review.
• Provide instruction to patients and families under RN direction, apply, monitor, and remove patient restraints as per protocol.
• Communicate clearly with healthcare team, understand cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in health professions, support workplace safety.
• Follow all patient care and hospital policies, comply with safety policies and standard precautions.
• Suggest and support departmental changes, assume responsibility for assignments, support department projects and quality initiatives.
• Document in medical records as per procedures, perform clerical functions as needed.
• Achieve and maintain competency in advanced skills based on department need (phlebotomy/venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrhythmia, 12-lead EKG, NG tubes clamping and removal).

Conocimientos

Patient care

Vital signs

Blood glucose monitoring

Specimen collection

Descripción del empleo

UPMC Hamot is seeking a full-time Patient Care Technician for the 4 South Trauma unit. This role involves assisting with patient procedures, ADLs, and therapies under RN direction, while maintaining safety and quality in patient care.

Prior healthcare experience is preferred and salary will reflect education and experience. The position offers room for growth within a collaborative healthcare team and requires strong communication with patients, families, and colleagues to ensure seamless care