Patient Care Technician (PCT) - Float Pool - Fairfield Hospital - PRN

Mercy Health • Fairfield, OH

7d • 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 role includes sanitizing and cleaning patient rooms, monitoring patients’ health and vital signs, and assisting with basic needs such as feeding and grooming. This is a PRN position in the Float Pool at Fairfield Hospital.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a nursing aide training program, or qualifying STNA/CNA or nurse aide state testing, or completion of a nursing program with one clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation, or one year of relevant clinical-setting experience.
• Possess problem-solving skills and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Engage with staff and patients in a professional manner.
• 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 or hospice, or a long-term care facility is preferred, particularly experience in the setting where the candidate is 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 high-level customer service to patients, their families, visitors, and employees.
• Document patient care accurately, precisely, and promptly when applicable.
• Participate in handoffs and report relevant 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.
• Monitor patients’ 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.

What This Job Offers

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