Patient Care Technician (PCT) - Med Surg - Southside Regional Medical Center

Bon Secours Mercy Health • Petersburg, VA

3d • $17 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

A Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides basic health care and support to patients under the guidance of a Registered Nurse or designated healthcare professional. The PCT helps maintain a safe and clean patient environment, monitors patients’ health and vital signs, and assists with basic needs such as feeding and grooming. This role is in the Med/Surg unit at Southside Regional Medical Center.

Requirements

• Complete a nursing aide training program, or pass STNA state testing where required for Ohio long-term care, or hold CNA certification, or pass nurses-aide state testing, or complete a nursing program that included one clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation, or have one year of relevant clinical-setting experience.
• Obtain BLS Basic Life Support certification from an approved source before providing direct patient care.
• Demonstrate problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Engage professionally with staff and patients.
• Be proactive in a rapidly changing environment.

Nice To Haves

• BLS Basic Life Support certification upon hire.
• Recent experience in acute care, a physician’s office, home health or hospice, or a long-term care facility; experience in the setting of application is preferred.
• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care, including comfort, vital-sign measurement, personal care and hygiene, mobility assistance, and unit-based specialty duties.
• Serve as a liaison between patients and nurses by reporting changes or concerns.
• Provide customer service to patients, families, visitors, and employees.
• Document patient care accurately, precisely, and promptly when applicable.
• Participate in handoffs and report pertinent patient and departmental information upon arrival and departure.
• Perform delegated tasks after competency has been validated.
• Mobilize patients using therapeutic transfer techniques that promote independence and safety.
• Encourage patients to complete tasks as independently as possible.
• Individualize care based on patients’ interests and hobbies.
• Sanitize and clean patients’ rooms and assist with basic patient needs, including feeding and grooming.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support. Benefits may vary by market and employment status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed