Patient Care Technician - Post Surgical, Per Diem Nights, Mt. Holly

Virtua Health • Mount Clemens, MI

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Virtua Health is a Magnet-recognized health system in South Jersey, dedicated to providing exceptional care and building a healthier community. They have over 14,000 colleagues, including more than 2,850 skilled doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. The system comprises five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and over 280 other locations. Virtua Health is committed to community well-being, offering life-changing resources and health services through programs like Eat Well, telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, paramedic programs, and convenient online scheduling. They are also affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics. This specific Patient Care Technician (PCT) position is for the Med Surg / Post-Surgical Unit, working on a per diem night shift. The PCT assists with patients’ activities of daily living and plan of care under the direction of a Registered Nurse or LPN, communicates with and supports the healthcare team, patients, and their families, and is expected to maintain high standards of professional ethics.

Requirements

• Demonstrates required knowledge of basic patient care skills, procedures and standards.
• Must have strong communication skills.
• High School Diploma or Grade Equivalent Diploma (GED) required.
• Must have successfully completed a PCT course, a fundamentals nursing course in an RN program, Certified Nursing Assistant program, or have worked an equivalent of 1 year of direct patient care.
• BLS certification.
• Phlebotomy training/education is required for the Emergency Department positions.
• Maintains regulatory and departmental level competencies.

Responsibilities

• Supports the activities of daily living to include bathing, dressing, grooming, oral care, feeding, toileting/hygiene, and assisting with mobility and transport.
• Demonstrates standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice.
• Performs technical duties as directed by RN/LPN, such as vital signs, point of care testing, bladder scanning, and foley catheter care specific to population served and documents appropriately.
• May perform phlebotomy and EKG’s, if certified.
• Identifies and communicates changes in patient’s status to RN/LPN and responds appropriately.
• Reinforces education of patient and family/responsible party regarding individual care needs and safety issues.
• Participates in Virtua patient satisfaction initiatives and goals.
• Participates in the performance improvement activities.
• Assists in orientation of new hires.

Benefits

• Medical/prescription insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health flexible spending accounts
• Dependent care flexible spending accounts
• 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement)
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
• Short-term disability
• Optional long-term disability
• Colleague and dependent life insurance
• Supplemental life and AD&D insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees