Patient Care Technician (PCT) - Cardiopulmonary Care Unit (CPC) - Memorial Regional Medical Center - PRN
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 role includes sanitizing and cleaning patient rooms, monitoring patients’ health and vital signs, and assisting with basic needs such as feeding and grooming. The position is in the Cardiopulmonary Care Unit at Memorial Regional Medical Center and is PRN. The PCT provides personal care and hygiene, comfort, mobility assistance, and unit-based specialty duties; communicates patient changes and concerns to nurses; documents care accurately and promptly when applicable; and participates in handoffs. The technician performs delegated tasks after competency validation, uses safe therapeutic transfer techniques, encourages patients’ independence, and individualizes care around patients’ interests and hobbies.
Requirements
- Successful completion of a nursing aide training program, or passing the STNA state test (required if Ohio long-term care), or CNA certification, or state nurse-aide testing, or completion of a nursing program that included one clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation, or one year of relevant clinical-setting experience.
- Problem-solving skills and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to engage professionally with staff and patients.
- Ability to be proactive in a rapidly changing environment.
Nice To Haves
- BLS Basic Life Support certification is preferred upon hire; it must be obtained from an approved source before direct patient care.
- Recent experience in acute care, a physician’s office, home health/hospice, or a long-term care facility is preferred, particularly in the setting where applying.
- EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide basic patient care, including comfort, vital-sign measurement, personal care and hygiene, mobility assistance, and unit-based specialty duties.
- Act as a liaison between patients and nurses by reporting changes and concerns.
- Provide customer service to patients, patients’ families, visitors, and employees.
- Document patient care accurately, precisely, and in a timely manner when applicable.
- Participate in handoffs and report pertinent patient and departmental information when arriving and leaving.
- Perform delegated tasks after competency has been validated.
- Mobilize patients using therapeutic transfer techniques that support safety and independence.
- Encourage patients to complete tasks as independently as possible.
- Individualize care based on patients’ interests and hobbies.
- Sanitize and clean patient rooms, monitor health and vital signs, and assist with basic needs such as 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 based on market and employment status.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
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