Patient Care Technician - Cardiac Medicine Unit

Sentara Hospitals • Virginia Beach, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Sentara is hiring a Patient Care Technician for the Cardiac Medicine Unit (2 West) at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. This is a full-time, night shift position, approximately 6:45pm to 7:15am. The 2 West Cardiac Medicine unit is a dynamic, 34-bed telemetry unit focused on high-quality cardiac care. The team collaborates with hospitalists and cardiologists to treat patients with congestive heart failure, angina, STEMI/NSTEMI, and arrhythmias, and recovers patients post-cardiac catheterizations, pacemaker insertions, ablations, and cardioversions. The unit is known for its diverse team, commitment to excellent patient care and satisfaction, strong collaboration, supportive leadership, and excellent performance outcomes. Patient Care Technicians are unlicensed staff members who work under the direct supervision of a professional nurse to implement delegated aspects of nursing care, provide patient care, support admissions and discharge, comply with patient safety practices, and observe and report changes in patients' conditions.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• American Health Associate BLS Certification required within 90 days of hire
• Must have one of the following: Sentara Care Partner Certification Program, or Successful completion of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), or National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA), or National Patient Care Technician (NCPCT), or Completion of US Navy Hospital Corps School, or Emergency Services to include EMR, EMS, EMT, AEMT and Paramedic, or Current student enrolled in a clinical program (beyond prerequisites) having completed at least one semester of RN, LPN, RT or PT, or Current work experience within last three years as a PCT or Nursing Assistant

Nice To Haves

• One year of prior health care experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Implement delegated aspects of nursing care under the direct supervision of a professional nurse
• Provide patient care
• Support the admissions and discharge process
• Comply with patient safety practices under the direction of the professional nurse
• Observe patients' physical, mental, and emotional conditions and report any change to the nurse

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees