Oncology: PT 7p-7a

Firelands Health•Sandusky, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Firelands Health is seeking a Patient Care Tech for the 3T/Med-Surg/Oncology unit, working part-time from 7p-7a. This position offers a supportive work environment with opportunities for work-life balance, including alternating every third weekend. The role is part of an employee-centric culture that values career advancement, offering benefits such as tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k), and wellness programs. The location in Sandusky, voted "Best Coastal Small Town in America," provides a desirable lifestyle along Lake Erie. Firelands Health aims to be the preferred independent healthcare employer in the Sandusky Bay region, known for its comprehensive care and commitment to the community. The organization is locally managed, not-for-profit, and serves a regional service area of over 300,000 residents with a mission to provide excellent healthcare and improve lives. Their core values are Attitude, Commitment, and Enthusiasm.

Requirements

Previous hospital experience preferred.
Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Current BLS certification required or obtained within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Assists with delivering patient care: obtain patient vital signs, assist with feeding, toileting, hygiene care, finger-stick blood sugar readings, maintain skin integrity, perform EKGs, and ambulate and transfer patients.
Perform routine procedures including surgical skin preps and enemas.
Schedules diagnostic procedures/tests/appointments, effectively communicating and co-coordinating orders with Physicians, Charge Nurses, direct care givers, ancillary departments, and other facilities.
Answers call lights timely and notifies appropriate personnel of patient needs immediately.
Demonstrates service excellence and strives to assist the unit to meet established goals for our patient satisfaction.
Recognizes significant changes in patient’s condition and takes appropriate action.
Collect data, report information and/or perform interventions for the purpose of improving a variety of quality issues.
Obtain patient information/data and observes confidentiality.
Orders and enters charges for procedures, supplies, equipment as applicable.
Reports problems or concerns to the appropriate person or department and will assist in the resolution whenever possible.
Must be flexible, maintain adaptability, and be a team player.
Positive professional communication skills and guest relations; projects a positive impression of the Medical Center.
Perform VS, height, weight, and visual acuity in triage.
Assist with sterile field set up for suturing and procedures.
May perform other patient care activities as trained and directed by the RN.