Patient Care Tech (PCT) - 5AC Stepdown - St. Vincent Medical Center
About The Position
The Patient Care Tech provides direct patient care under the guidance of a Registered Nurse or designated healthcare professional, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and the organization’s policies, procedures, and guidelines. The role involves basic patient care, communicating patient concerns to nursing staff, documenting care, supporting safe mobility and independence, and delivering individualized, compassionate service to patients and those around them. This is a collective bargaining unit position at Mercy Health’s St. Vincent Medical Center, on the 5AC Stepdown unit.
Requirements
- Clearly communicate with other members of the healthcare team.
- Understand and follow directions from the healthcare team.
- Know patient and healthcare safety standards and regulations, including falls, skin breakdown, suicide prevention, and environment-of-care practices.
- Know and demonstrate infection prevention and transmission-based precautions.
- Understand clerical duties and office-based technology.
- Work effectively as part of a team.
- Collect and document patient data, including vital signs, intake and output, and changes in patient condition.
- Provide basic hygiene and activities-of-daily-living care.
- Assist with feeding, hydration, and nutrition.
- Assist with bowel and bladder elimination.
- Assist with ambulation and patient mobility.
- Use clinical technology.
- Take a compassionate, relationship-based approach to care activities.
- Be accountable for completing assigned tasks.
- Escalate concerns through the chain of command.
Nice To Haves
- Recent experience in acute care, a physician’s office, home health or hospice, or a long-term care facility; experience in the setting for which the applicant is applying is preferred.
- EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training.
Responsibilities
- Provide basic patient care, including comfort, vital-sign measurement, personal care, hygiene, mobility assistance, and unit-based specialty duties.
- Serve as a liaison between patients and nurses by reporting changes and concerns.
- Provide high-level customer service to patients, patients’ families, visitors, and employees.
- Complete accurate, precise, and timely documentation when applicable to patient care.
- Participate in handoffs and report pertinent patient and departmental information upon arrival and when leaving.
- Perform delegated tasks after competency has been validated.
- Mobilize patients using therapeutic transfer techniques that promote independence and safety.
- Encourage patients to complete tasks as independently as possible.
- Individualize care based on patients’ interests and hobbies.
Benefits
- Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
- Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
- Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support. Benefits may vary based on market and employment status.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
