Patient Care Technician

UPMC•Cranberry Township, PA

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About The Position

UPMC Northwest is hiring a full-time Patient Care Technician to join the 3 South Medical Oncology Team. The role works rotating shifts, including every other weekend and holiday. The technician provides patient care and assists with procedures, activities of daily living, and physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies. They report patient-status changes and provide feedback to the RN, and provide patient and family instruction under RN direction. The role includes UPMC nursing assistant core duties and a range of additional patient-care skills. The technician maintains required competencies, documents care in the medical record, performs assigned clerical work, and supports unit operations, safety, and quality initiatives. Access to medications is limited to distributing medication to the nurse.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Meet one of the following experience or training pathways: one year of general healthcare experience; six months of experience as a UPMC Nursing Assistant/CNA with PCT competency achieved within 120 days of hire, transfer, or promotion for those with less than one year of experience; enrollment in a PT, OT, PA, or related healthcare training program with at least one clinical rotation completed; or a bachelor's degree in a health sciences field.
Successful completion of the UPMC Patient Care Technician class.
Successful completion of eRecord training.
CPR based on AHA standards, including didactic instruction and skills demonstration, within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Act 34 and OAPSA clearances.
Achieve and maintain competency in at least one advanced skill based on department operational need.

Nice To Haves

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic qualification, or current enrollment in an EMT or Paramedic program.
ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

Assist patients with procedures and activities of daily living, including bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, transporting, turning, and repositioning.
Assist with physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies.
Provide feedback to the RN about patient care and report changes in patient status.
Perform nursing assistant core tasks including blood glucose testing, weights, vital signs, intake and output, specimen collection, and Foley care.
Perform additional unit-identified tasks, which may include phlebotomy, 12-lead EKGs, simple dressings, Foley catheter removal, point-of-care testing, bladder scans, straight catheterization, or IV catheter removal.
Apply and reapply telemetry monitors and perform required patient-safety and hospital-acquired-condition tasks.
Apply, monitor, and remove patient restraints as permitted by physician or hospital protocol.
Provide instruction to patients and families under the direction of the RN.
Communicate effectively with members of the healthcare team and maintain professional, respectful working relationships.
Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department and communicate effectively with other departments.
Contribute to unit activities, including responding to call lights and telephones, passing meal trays, and transporting patients.
Identify and communicate learning needs, seek help with planning and prioritizing work, receive feedback constructively, and take action to improve knowledge and performance.
Follow patient-care, hospital-information, and safety policies and procedures, including standard precautions.
Support department changes, projects, and quality initiatives; take responsibility for assignments and contribute to efficient department operations.
Document in the medical record according to established procedures, complete needed clerical functions, and perform assigned work in a timely and productive manner.
Maintain competency in at least one advanced skill based on department operational need, such as phlebotomy or venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrhythmia, 12-lead EKG, or NG tube clamping and removal.
Limit medication access to distribution of medication to the nurse.