Patient Care Technician (PCT) - Earn While You Learn Program

UVA Health • Charlottesville, VA

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About The Position

The UVA Earn While You Learn Trainee Program provides structured coursework and paid on-the-job training as a full-time, benefitted employee. Patient Care Technicians perform patient-care and administrative support functions under the supervision of a Medical Center Registered Nurse in an inpatient or outpatient setting. The program is based in Charlottesville, Virginia, and surrounding counties; applications are being reviewed for February 2027.

During training, compensation is $16.00 per hour plus benefits. After successful completion of training, compensation is $16.37 per hour plus benefits. The employee is paid for 40 hours per week. UVA Health pays course and certification fees in return for a one-year full-time employment commitment after course completion.

The program is intended for people beginning their first job or starting a healthcare career. No prior experience or licensure or certification is required to apply. A high school diploma or GED is required.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• No experience required.
• No licensure or certifications are required to apply.
• Proficient communication, auditory, and visual skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to write legibly.
• Ability to lift, push, or pull 20–50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal care and hygiene needs to support recovery.
• Perform basic nursing skills delegated by an RN and in accordance with policy and procedure.
• Help provide patients with activities of daily living, exercise, and ambulation.
• Capture patient data, including vital signs, weights, and intake and output measurements.
• Promptly report changes in patient condition and abnormal patient-data findings to the RN.
• Obtain, label, and forward specimens for diagnostic testing.
• Assist healthcare staff with physical examinations and patient procedures.
• Help maintain a safe environment and safe delivery of care; observe for hazards and report potential hazards immediately.
• Identify patients before interventions and follow safe patient transfer and positioning practices.
• Clean equipment and perform safety checks as directed.
• Promptly report incidents involving patients, staff, or visitors to an RN or supervisor through the institution’s quality reporting process.
• Demonstrate knowledge of institutional fire, emergency, and infection-control programs.
• Perform administrative support functions, including supply stocking, inventory, and ordering as directed.
• Maintain necessary skills and competencies, identify professional-development goals, and complete mandatory training and regulatory in-service requirements on time.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous paid time off.
• Retirement savings.
• Long-term and short-term disability.
• Health savings plans and flexible spending accounts.
• Certification and education support.
• Course and certification fees paid by UVA Health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED