PCT ICU Stepdown- FT Nights

LCMC Health • New Orleans, LA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Patient Care Tech, you are on the front line of care, anticipating and answering the needs of patients. This role involves hands-on, personal care nursing, where you will bring kindness, respect, and empathy to patients' bedside. You will be responsible for responding to call lights, providing comfort, addressing medical needs, answering family questions, and delivering care as if it were for your own loved ones. The position emphasizes the importance of your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, and compassion in delivering exceptional patient care.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent, appropriate work experience.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• 1 year of Clinical Care experience; CNA or PCT experience in a healthcare setting preferred

Nice To Haves

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.

Responsibilities

• Assist in collection of data used for assessment of patients' conditions as assigned, including vital signs, weights, blood glucose monitoring, I&O, etc.
• Assist with the patient hygiene, nutrition and personal care needs and patient-related tasks.
• Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone.
• Maintain a clean environment in patient care area.
• Complete patient rounding in accordance with patient assignments and schedule to drive patient satisfaction and safety.
• Enhance knowledge and seek opportunities for career development.
• Embrace teamwork and direction in performance of duties.

Benefits

• LCMC Health is a community.
• Our people make health happen.
• Touro, at the forefront of medical excellence within LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been regionally recognized for 165 years as one of New Orleans' most enduring healthcare monuments.
• It’s where babies come from and New Orleanians are cared for.
• Learn more about Touro and our Leapfrog “Grade A” Hospital Safety distinction

What This Job Offers

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