PCT Trainee: Start Your Nursing Path Today

Socket.dev; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Franciscan Health Indianapolis Campus is offering a Patient Care Technician (PCT) Trainee program. The course combines classroom instruction, skills lab, and clinical rotations under RN supervision to develop entry-level patient care skills.

The program covers ADLs, basic data collection, and unit logistics, with quizzes, midterm, final, and a final simulation. Successful completion requires 80% or higher, and after completion you may be placed on a unit with potential part-time or full-time

Responsibilities

• PCT Trainee attends training with classroom instruction, skills lab and clinical education under the direction of the RN.
• Performs delegated patient care activities aligned with the age-specific needs of the patient to ensure safe, accurate, and high-quality care.
• Provides for activities of daily living (ADLs); conducts limited data collection and recording; maintains unit supplies and equipment; transports patients; answers call lights, telephone, and Vocera.
• Program is 6 weeks long, with quizzes, a midterm, final exam, and final simulation; successful completion requires an 80% pass rate or higher.
• Upon completion, may be assigned to a unit and considered for part-time (0.6) or full-time (0.9) positions; program does not certify CNA.

Job description

Franciscan Health Indianapolis Campus is offering a Patient Care Technician (PCT) Trainee program. The course combines classroom instruction, skills lab, and clinical rotations under RN supervision to develop entry-level patient care skills.

The program covers ADLs, basic data collection, and unit logistics, with quizzes, midterm, final, and a final simulation. Successful completion requires 80% or higher, and after completion you may be placed on a unit with potential part-time or full-time