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

Mercy Health BSMH • Fairfield, OH

3d • 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.

The PCT provides care and comfort, personal care and hygiene, mobility assistance, and unit-based specialty duties. The technician communicates patient changes and concerns to nurses, documents patient care accurately and promptly when applicable, and shares pertinent patient and departmental information during handoffs. The PCT performs delegated tasks after competency has been validated, uses therapeutic transfer techniques to promote safety and independence, and individualizes care based on patients’ interests and hobbies.

This position is in the Float Pool at Fairfield Hospital and is PRN.

Requirements

• Complete one of the following: a nursing aide training program; STNA state testing (required if OH LTC); CNA certification; nurses aide state testing; a nursing program that included one clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation; or one year of relevant clinical-setting experience.
• Obtain BLS Basic Life Support certification from an approved source before providing direct patient care.
• Possess problem-solving skills and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Engage with staff and patients in a professional manner.
• Be able to work proactively in a rapidly changing environment.

Nice To Haves

• BLS Basic Life Support certification upon hire.
• Recent experience in acute care, a physician’s office, home health or hospice, or a long-term care facility, preferably in the setting for which the applicant is applying.
• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care, including care and 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 pertinent information about patient and departmental needs 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.

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.

What This Job Offers

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