Patient Care Tech General Medicine and Observation Unit

Trinity Health • Ann Arbor, MI

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About The Position

The Patient Care Tech (PCT), under the direction of a registered nurse, provides direct patient care while considering patients’ age-specific, developmental, cultural, and spiritual needs. The PCT helps maintain a clean, safe care environment that supports patient and family well-being and relationship-based care.

The role is in the 34-bed 5 North General Medicine/Observation unit, which serves medical observation, stroke, and general medicine patients and can monitor up to 16 patients on telemetry. Staff work as an interdisciplinary team to provide respectful, patient-centered care to a diverse population. The unit offers opportunities to develop care skills and critical thinking while working with a variety of diagnoses. Training is provided.

This is a part-time evening-shift position, with shifts from 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Every-other-weekend and holiday work is required for full-time and part-time team members.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least one year of previous direct-care experience in an acute or long-term care setting, or successful completion of a CENA, PCT, MA, or EMT course.
• Student nurses must have completed the nursing fundamentals class of a BSN program.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under the direction of a registered nurse, considering age-specific, developmental, cultural, and spiritual needs.
• Help maintain a clean, safe environment conducive to patient and family well-being.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, showering, toileting, positioning, turning, transferring, ambulation with assistive devices, feeding, and menu selection.
• Collect and send specimens, including blood and blood cultures.
• Insert and remove peripheral IV catheters.
• Record patient information and required data in appropriate areas to meet documentation requirements.
• Work with the interdisciplinary team to provide respectful, patient-centered care.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and daily pay.
• Benefits effective on the first day, with no waiting period.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions.
• Opportunities for growth and advancement throughout SJMHS and Trinity Health.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: High school or GED