Pre-Anesthesia Patient Care Tech | Day Shift

100 Baystate Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay & Benefits

Tuition & Training

Career Growth

Regional Opportunities

Retirement

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Baystate Health is seeking a Patient Care Technician (PCT) to join our Pre-Anesthesia team at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The role provides patient care to a diverse adult population, collaborating with physicians, nurses and interdisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality care.

Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, performing approved procedures such as EKGs and point-of-care testing, assisting with examinations and treatments, ensuring patient

Qualifications

• Non-Graduate (Required)
• CPR/Basic Life Support certification required
• Certified Nurse Aide certification required

Responsibilities

• Patient Care & Monitoring: Provides safe, age-appropriate care; obtains and documents vital signs, measurements, intake/output, and changes in patient condition; promptly reports concerns to the appropriate clinical team member.
• Clinical Procedures & Testing: Performs approved treatments and procedures, including dressing changes, specimen collection, EKGs, Point-of-Care testing, and other unit-specific clinical functions in accordance with Baystate Health policies.
• Treatment & Provider Support: Assists nurses and providers with examinations, treatments, procedures, elimination needs, and other delegated patient care activities; monitors patients and reports unexpected changes.
• Communication & Teamwork: Communicates respectfully and effectively with patients, families, and the healthcare team; recognizes culturally based needs and supports both clinical and non-clinical team activities.
• Patient Safety & Emergency Response: Maintains patient safety, initiates appropriate emergency procedures, provides one-to-one patient observation when required, and maintains required clinical competencies.

Education

Basic Life Support

Certified Nurse Aide

Job description

Baystate Health is seeking a Patient Care Technician (PCT) to join our Pre-Anesthesia team at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The role provides patient care to a diverse adult population, collaborating with physicians, nurses and interdisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality care.

Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, performing approved procedures such as EKGs and point-of-care testing, assisting with examinations and treatments, ensuring patient