Patient Care Tech ER: PRN

Firelands Health Careers•Sandusky, OH

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Firelands Health is seeking a Patient Care Tech for the ER. This position offers a flexible schedule with a minimum of 24 hours per month, including a 12-hour weekend shift. The role provides support for work-life balance, employee-centric benefits, and opportunities for career advancement, including a pathway to becoming a Registered Nurse through the Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing in partnership with BGSU Firelands College. Located in Sandusky, a vibrant coastal town, this position allows for a fulfilling career in a growing area along Lake Erie. Firelands Health aims to be the premier independent healthcare employer in the Sandusky Bay region, offering comprehensive medical care with a mission to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve lives. The organization operates under Core ACE Values: Attitude, Commitment, and Enthusiasm.

Requirements

Previous hospital experience preferred.
Critical thinking skills.
Decisive judgment.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Current BLS certification required or obtained within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Assist with delivering patient care, including obtaining vital signs, assisting with feeding, toileting, hygiene care, finger-stick blood sugar readings, maintaining skin integrity, performing EKGs, and ambulating and transferring patients.
Perform routine procedures such as surgical skin preps and enemas.
Schedule diagnostic procedures, tests, and appointments, coordinating effectively with physicians, charge nurses, direct care givers, ancillary departments, and other facilities.
Answer call lights promptly and notify appropriate personnel of patient needs immediately.
Demonstrate service excellence and contribute to meeting patient satisfaction goals.
Recognize and act upon significant changes in patient condition.
Collect data, report information, and perform interventions to improve quality issues.
Obtain patient information and data while observing confidentiality.
Order and enter charges for procedures, supplies, and equipment as applicable.
Report and assist in resolving problems or concerns with the appropriate person or department.
Maintain flexibility, adaptability, and teamwork.
Utilize positive professional communication skills and guest relations.
Perform VS, height, weight, and visual acuity in triage.
Assist with sterile field setup for suturing and procedures.
Perform other patient care activities as trained and directed by the RN.