Patient Care Technician - Resource Pool Williamsport- Full-Time Nights

UPMC•Williamsport, PA

About The Position

UPMC Williamsport is hiring a full-time Patient Care Technician for its Resource Pool. The position works nights, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., for 35 hours per week. The schedule includes every third weekend and one summer and one winter holiday. A 10% floating differential is available. Final candidates will be placed in a career-ladder job title based on education, experience, and manager discretion at the time of offer. The Patient Care Technician provides direct patient care and supports the nursing team with activities of daily living, procedures, therapies, monitoring, documentation, and unit operations. The technician works under RN direction when providing patient and family instruction and when applying, monitoring, or removing restraints. Access to medications is limited to distributing medication to the nurse. The role requires competency in UPMC nursing assistant core responsibilities and other unit-specific tasks. Depending on department operational needs, the technician will achieve and maintain competency in, or perform, at least one advanced skill such as phlebotomy or venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrhythmia recognition, 12-lead EKG, or NG tube clamping and removal. The position also requires successful completion of UPMC patient care technician class and eRecord training.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
One of the following: one year of general healthcare experience; six months of experience as a UPMC Nursing Assistant/CNA with PCT competency achieved within 120 days of hire, transfer, or promotion for candidates with less than one year of experience; enrollment in a PT/OT/PA program or related healthcare training program with at least one clinical rotation completed; or completion of a bachelor's degree in a health sciences field.
Successful completion of the UPMC patient care technician class.
Successful completion of eRecord training.
CPR certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic training and a skills demonstration, within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Required clearances: Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal, Act 33 with renewal, Act 34 with renewal, and Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal.
Must routinely perform and be fully competent in UPMC nursing core assistant responsibilities and the specified patient-care tasks.

Nice To Haves

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic certification, or current enrollment in an EMT or Paramedic program.
ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care, assist with procedures and activities of daily living, and assist with physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies.
Provide feedback to the RN about patient care and report changes in patient status.
Perform nursing assistant core responsibilities, including bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, ambulating, turning and repositioning patients; blood glucose and other point-of-care testing; weights; vital signs; intake and output; telemetry monitor application and reapplication; specimen collection; and Foley care.
Perform unit-identified clinical tasks, including tasks such as phlebotomy, 12-lead EKG, simple dressings, Foley catheter removal, bladder scans, straight catheterization, or IV catheter removal, as assigned and within competency.
Perform additional required tasks such as simple dressings, restraint placement and removal, bladder scans, specimen collection, and intra-hospital patient transportation using the ticket-to-ride process.
Achieve and maintain competency in, or perform, at least one advanced skill based on department operational needs, such as phlebotomy or venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrhythmia, 12-lead EKG, or NG tube clamping and removal.
Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department and communicate effectively with other departments and members of the healthcare team.
Contribute to universal unit activities, including responding to call lights and telephones, passing meal trays, and transporting patients.
Receive feedback and direction constructively; communicate learning needs to the unit director or direct leader; seek help with planning and prioritizing; and take action to improve knowledge, skills, and performance.
Provide instruction to patients and families under the direction of the RN and apply, monitor, or remove restraints according to physician or hospital protocol.
Support workplace safety for patients and self, follow patient-care and hospital-information policies, and comply with safety procedures including standard precautions.
Maintain productive, professional, and respectful working relationships; demonstrate accountability, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues; and understand cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in the health professions.
Support departmental changes, projects, and quality initiatives; take responsibility for assignments; and contribute to efficient department operations.
Document in the medical record according to established procedures, complete assigned work in a timely and productive manner, and perform clerical functions as needed.