Patient Care Tech - PCU 4, Per Diem Nights, Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes
About The Position
Virtua Health is dedicated to serving the community by providing exceptional care and connecting individuals with the resources they need. As a Magnet-recognized health system, Virtua offers a wide range of medical services across its hospitals, emergency departments, urgent care centers, and numerous other locations. The organization is committed to community well-being through programs like Eat Well, telehealth, home health, and mobile screenings. Virtua is also affiliated with Penn Medicine for specialized care in cancer and neurosciences, and with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics.
Requirements
- Demonstrates required knowledge of basic patient care skills, procedures and standards.
- Must have strong communication skills.
- High School Diploma or Grade Equivalent Diploma (GED) required.
- Must have successfully completed a PCT course, a fundamentals nursing course in an RN program, Certified Nursing Assistant program, or have worked an equivalent of 1 year of direct patient care.
- BLS certification.
- Phlebotomy training/education is required for the Emergency Department positions.
- Enhances skills through ongoing education and training.
- Maintains regulatory and departmental level competencies.
Responsibilities
- Supports the activities of daily living to include bathing, dressing, grooming, oral care, feeding, toileting/hygiene, and assisting with mobility and transport.
- Demonstrates standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice.
- Performs technical duties as directed by RN/LPN, such as vital signs, point of care testing, bladder scanning, and foley catheter care specific to population served and documents appropriately.
- May perform phlebotomy and EKG’s, if certified.
- Identifies and communicates changes in patient’s status to RN/LPN and responds appropriately.
- Reinforces education of patient and family/responsible party regarding individual care needs and safety issues.
- Participates in Virtua patient satisfaction initiatives and goals.
- Participates in the performance improvement activities.
- Assists in orientation of new hires.
Benefits
- medical/prescription
- dental and vision insurance
- health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement)
- paid time off
- paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
- short-term disability
- optional long-term disability
- colleague and dependent life insurance
- supplemental life and AD&D insurance
- tuition assistance
- employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
