Patient Care Technician - Senior, Full-Time (7 South)

UPMC•Erie, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Hamot is hiring a full-time Patient Care Technician - Senior to join the 7 South Oncology team. This role provides patient care and supports nursing staff with procedures, activities of daily living, therapies, monitoring, documentation, transportation, and unit operations. Previous patient care experience is required. Alternative shift options are available, including a Night Shift Program and Weekend Program. Title and salary are determined based on education and experience. The Patient Care Technician performs routine nursing assistant responsibilities and additional technical skills according to competencies and department needs. These duties include supporting patient safety, communicating patient status and learning needs, assisting patients and families under RN direction, and contributing to department projects and quality initiatives. Senior technicians must maintain standard competencies and achieve and maintain competency in, or perform, at least one advanced skill based on department operational need.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Previous patient care experience.
Meet one of the following experience and education pathways: two years of general healthcare experience and meet the requirements for the Patient Care Technician title; or one year of qualifying experience and enrollment in a PT/OT/PA program with at least one clinical rotation completed; or one year of qualifying experience and a bachelor's degree in a health sciences field.
Annual completion of a professional contribution, to be determined after hire.
Successful completion of the Patient Care Technician Senior class.
Successful completion of eRecord training.
CPR certification based on AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, within 30 days of hire; BLS or CPR is specified.
Act 34 clearance.
Must routinely perform and be fully competent in UPMC nursing core assistant responsibilities and the listed additional patient-care competencies.
May be required to successfully complete the appropriate UPMC cardiac rhythm course according to organizational guidelines and unit-based clinical operations.

Nice To Haves

Nursing student who has completed one clinical rotation.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic qualification, or current enrollment in an EMT or Paramedic program.
ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

Suggests and supports departmental changes, projects, and quality initiatives; participates in project and committee work.
Assumes responsibility for assigned work, plans and prioritizes activities, seeks assistance as needed, and completes work in a timely and productive manner.
Identifies and communicates learning needs to the unit director or direct leader, acts to improve knowledge and performance, constructively receives feedback, and participates in self-review as requested.
Adheres to patient-care and hospital-information policies, safety policies, and standard precautions; supports safety for patients and self.
Documents in the medical record according to established procedures and completes departmental clerical functions as needed.
Provides patient care and assists with procedures, activities of daily living, physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies, and patient and family instruction under RN direction.
Performs nursing assistant activities, including bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, turning, repositioning, transporting patients, and responding to call lights and telephones.
Performs point-of-care testing, including blood glucose; obtains weights, vital signs, intake and output, and specimens; performs Foley care; applies or reapplies telemetry monitors; and supports patient-safety and hospital-acquired-condition indicators.
Performs additional assigned competencies such as simple dressings, restraint placement and removal, bladder scans, ticket-to-ride procedures, and intra-hospital patient transportation.
Provides feedback to the RN regarding patient care and reports changes in patient status.
Transports cardiac-monitored patients within the hospital and may transport medications between departments while transporting patients; medication transportation is limited to movement from one department to another.
May insert Foley catheters, perform straight catheterization, and perform IV insertion, removal, and dressing changes as instructed or authorized.
Achieves and maintains competency in, or performs, at least one advanced skill based on department operational need, such as basic arrhythmia, complex wound care, 12-lead EKGs, or NG tube clamping and removal.
Reports equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department and establishes effective communication and respectful working relationships with other departments and members of the healthcare team.
Demonstrates understanding of cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in the health professions; demonstrates accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues.