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PATIENT CARE TECH- Progressive Care Unit

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#CNA #Vital Signs #Healthcare #Hospital #Patient Care Technician #PCT #BLS CPR #STNA #Patient Hygiene #Progressive Care Unit

Quick overview

The Patient Care Technician provides direct bedside care, including monitoring vitals and assisting patients with daily living activities. They also perform administrative tasks to ensure smooth hospital operations and report patient condition changes to nursing staff.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and a BLS CPR certification. Required experience includes completion of STNA/CNA training, recent patient care experience, or completion of one nursing school clinical rotation.

high schoolprofessional certificateMultitaskingCommunicationOrganizationComputer LiteracySample CollectionVital Signs MonitoringPatient Mobility AssistancePatient Hygiene Care

Job description

Position

Patient
Care
Tech
Department:
Progressive
Care
Unit
Shift: 6:30PM-7AM/ 24 hours per week/ 48 hour per pay period
Facility: Atrium Medical Center A Patient Care Technician, or PCT, works with nurses and doctors to care for patients. Some of the tasks they do are Check things like temperature, heartbeat, and breathing. Help patients move around, get dressed, and eat. Collect samples like urine. Report any changes in a patient's condition to a nurse. Help with patient walks, hygiene, weighing patients, vitals The PCT works under the supervision of the nurse, which means the nurse makes sure they are doing things safely and correctly. Sometimes, the PCT might also be called a Patient Care Technician/Unit Clerk assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also enables patients to receive the best care possible. assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also enables patients to receive the best care possible. As a HUC, they help with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also helps patients get the best care possible!, who assists with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, enabling PCT’s are essential members of the healthcare team who help patients feel better and get healthy again!

Education

You'll need a high school diploma or GED.

Training

you'll need to get a BLS CPR certificate. If you don’t already have it, they can teach you how to do CPR at your orientation too (so you don't need to do it beforehand).

Experience

No previous job experience is required, but you should have one of the following: Finished STNA, CNA, or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training. Helped care for patients in the past 5 years (like taking their temperature, bathing them, or helping them use the restroom) Currently in nursing school and finished one clinical rotation.
Other
Skills: You can handle doing many things simultaneously, even when people interrupt you, and still be nice. You know how to use a computer. You're good at organizing things. You can talk and listen well to others.
Bonus points: You've worked in a hospital before.