Patient Care Tech, FT, Advance Care

Unity Health • Searcy, AR

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Tech (PCT) performs phlebotomy, EKGs, and filing, including drawing blood and transporting it to the laboratory for proper collection and receipt. The role provides direct and indirect patient care under the guidance and direction of registered and licensed practical nurses. Care may include assisting with activities of daily living and personal care, meeting nutrition and fluid needs, supporting elimination needs, observing patients, performing delegated tasks, and carrying out skilled procedures under licensed-nurse supervision. The PCT must be able to provide age-appropriate care to patients ranging from neonates to geriatric patients.

Indirect duties include cleaning occupied and unoccupied patient areas, maintaining a neat environment free of hazards, and assisting with clerical tasks as assigned. The position requires effective communication with hospital personnel, a courteous and professional manner with the public, and willingness to learn. Following infection-control and safety guidelines and adhering to Unity Health policies and procedures are mandatory. The PCT supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values.

This safety-sensitive position involves substantial physical activity, including assisting with patient lifting and movement, pushing carts, wheelchairs, and other equipment, and lifting or pushing up to 50 pounds. The employee must be able to bend, maneuver through halls, stairways, and patient rooms during hospital emergencies, travel to various departments, and use visual and auditory skills to interpret environmental input. The role also involves significant writing and computer entry, exposure to malodorous or infectious body fluids, and minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents. Gloves, masks, gowns, and goggles may be required when working around infectious waste and body fluids.

The stated schedule is 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of an approved PCT program or completion of the Unity Health PCA II Course.
• Application must include proof of qualifying PCT course completion to continue in the application process.
• Ability to deliver appropriate, age-specific care to patients from neonates through geriatric patients.
• Knowledge of computers and ability to perform computer entry.
• Ability to perform duties involving direct and indirect patient care.
• Ability to communicate effectively with hospital personnel and present a courteous, professional manner to the public.
• Willingness to learn.
• Understanding of and willingness to follow infection-control and safety guidelines.
• Ability to lift or push up to 50 pounds and assist with lifting and moving patients.
• Ability to bend, maneuver throughout halls, stairways, and patient rooms, and travel to various departments.
• Visual and auditory skills sufficient to interpret environmental input.
• Ability to perform significant writing and computer-entry tasks.
• Maintain good physical and emotional wellbeing.

Nice To Haves

• Training in performing EKGs and phlebotomy, or willingness to receive on-the-job training.
• Knowledge of basic non-technical skills acquired through on-the-job training.

Responsibilities

• Perform phlebotomy and EKGs and complete filing.
• Draw blood and transport it to the laboratory, ensuring proper collection and receipt.
• Provide direct and indirect patient care under the guidance and direction of an RN or LPN.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, personal care, nutrition and fluid needs, and elimination needs.
• Observe patients’ conditions, including vital signs, feeding patterns, and elimination patterns, and assist nurses with delegated patient-care tasks.
• Perform skilled procedures under the supervision of a licensed nurse.
• Clean occupied and unoccupied patient areas and maintain an environment that is neat and free of hazards.
• Assist with clerical tasks as assigned.
• Follow infection-control and safety guidelines and Unity Health policies and procedures.
• Support the organization’s mission, vision, and values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED