PATIENT CARE TECH- Progressive Care Unit

Premier Health • Middletown, OH

4h • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) works with nurses and doctors to care for patients in the Progressive Care Unit at Atrium Medical Center. Under the supervision of a nurse, the PCT performs patient-care tasks safely and correctly, helping patients feel better and recover. The position may also involve Patient Care Technician/Unit Clerk duties, including paperwork and other tasks that support hospital operations and patient care.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• BLS CPR certificate; CPR training may be provided at orientation if the applicant does not already have the certificate.
• No previous job experience is required, but applicants must meet at least one of these criteria: completed STNA, CNA, or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training; helped care for patients within the past five years, such as taking temperatures, bathing, or helping with restroom use; or currently attending nursing school and completed one clinical rotation.
• Able to manage multiple tasks, including when interrupted, while remaining courteous.
• Computer skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Effective communication and listening skills.

Nice To Haves

• Previous hospital work experience.

Responsibilities

• Check patients’ temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
• Help patients move around, get dressed, and eat.
• Collect samples such as urine.
• Report changes in a patient’s condition to a nurse.
• Assist patients with walking and hygiene, weigh patients, and take vital signs.
• Assist with paperwork and other tasks that support hospital operations, when performing unit clerk duties.

What This Job Offers

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