Sentara is currently hiring a Patient Care Technician to work at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital on the Med/Surg 4 West Unit. 4 West is a 24-bed inpatient nursing unit. We provide quality care to adult medical/surgical telemetry patients who are acutely ill or injured. We specialize in post-operative surgical patient care. The most common types of clinical conditions include: General surgery inclusive of emergent and elective Davinci Robotic surgery for colon, urology, and gyn surgeries Urology including TURB, continuous bladder irrigation, stent placement Gynecology surgeries inclusive of bladder/colon resections Vascular inclusive of amputations, femoral popliteal bypass, fistulas Mastectomies and variable staging of breast reconstruction Soft tissue traumas inclusive of gunshot/stab wounds, MVAs, chest tubes Medical population includes: Diverticulitis, crohns, ulcerative colitis, colitis, fistulas e.g. colorectal Kidney injury, acute and chronic Sepsis, pneumonia, asthma, diabetes Patient Care Technicians are unlicensed staff members who are accountable to, and work under the direct supervision of a professional nurse to implement delegated aspects of nursing care. Provide patient care, support the admissions and discharge process, and 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.