Patient Care Tech Float: FT 7p-7a

Firelands Health Careers • Sandusky, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time Patient Care Tech Float position working 7pm-7am, 36 hours per week. The role involves alternating every 3rd weekend. The position offers 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 Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Firelands College. The role is based in Sandusky, a desirable coastal town. Firelands Health is a leading independent healthcare employer in the Sandusky Bay region, committed to providing excellent healthcare and improving lives through its 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: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed