Patient Care Tech Digestive Health: PT 7:30a-4p

Firelands Health Careers • Sandusky, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Patient Care Tech in Digestive Health, with a shift of 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, offering flexibility. The role is within Firelands Health, a not-for-profit healthcare facility serving a large regional area. Firelands Health aims to be the preferred independent healthcare employer, providing comprehensive medical care and promoting community wellness. The organization emphasizes Core ACE Values: Attitude, Commitment, and Enthusiasm.

Requirements

• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Current BLS certification required or obtained within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assists with delivering patient care: obtain patient vital signs, assist with feeding, toileting, hygiene care, finger-stick blood sugar readings, maintain skin integrity, perform EKGs, and ambulate and transfer patients.
• Perform routine procedures including surgical skin preps and enemas.
• Schedules diagnostic procedures/tests/appointments, effectively communicating and co-coordinating orders with Physicians, Charge Nurses, direct care givers, ancillary departments, and other facilities.
• Answers call lights timely and notifies appropriate personnel of patient needs immediately.
• Demonstrates service excellence and strives to assist the unit to meet established goals for our patient satisfaction.
• Recognizes significant changes in patient’s condition and takes appropriate action.
• Collect data, report information and/or perform interventions for the purpose of improving a variety of quality issues.
• Obtain patient information/data and observes confidentiality.
• Orders and enters charges for procedures, supplies, equipment as applicable.
• Reports problems or concerns to the appropriate person or department and will assist in the resolution whenever possible.
• Must be flexible, maintain adaptability, and be a team player.
• Perform VS, height, weight, and visual acuity in triage.
• Assist with sterile field set up for suturing and procedures.
• May perform other patient care activities as trained and directed by the RN.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• Comprehensive major medical, dental and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Health and wellness offerings
• Monthly employee events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed