Patient Care Technician, (PCT) - Acute Care/ICU, Full Time (0.9), Day Shift
Island Health•Anacortes, WA
•$21 - $31•Onsite
About The Position
Island Health is hiring a Patient Care Technician to support its Acute Care team in delivering compassionate, high-quality patient care. The role supports patients with daily care needs, mobility, meals, and examinations, while monitoring and recording vital signs and other information and reporting changes to nursing staff. The position is onsite in Anacortes, Washington, at 0.9 FTE on the day shift. The listed hourly pay range is $21.12 to $31.37, with additional differentials listed for night, evening, and weekend work.
Requirements
- Current Washington State Nursing Assistant Certification.
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification.
Nice To Haves
- Three to six months of previous CNA experience.
- High school diploma or GED.
Responsibilities
- Respond to signal lights and bells to determine patients’ needs.
- Bathe, dress, and undress patients.
- Serve and collect food trays and assist patients who need help eating.
- Transport patients to treatment units by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed, or assist them with walking.
- Assist patients with ambulation.
- Drape patients for examinations and treatments, remain with them, and assist by holding instruments or adjusting lights.
- Assist patients with toileting, including use of the bathroom, bedside commode, or bedpan.
- Tidy and clean patients’ rooms.
- Wash and dress deceased persons’ bodies.
- Change bed linens, run errands, direct visitors, and answer telephones.
- Take and record blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration rates, glucose levels, and food and liquid intake and output as directed.
- Report unusual findings and abnormal vital signs, skin breakdown, changes in mentation, or other observed changes to the RN or nurse.
- Assist with turning and repositioning patients as needed.
- Enter data into the computer system.
- Place telemetry electrodes accurately when ordered.
- Collect urine and stool specimens for the laboratory and perform guaiac testing.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Generous paid time off and extended illness benefits.
- Life insurance and long-term disability coverage.
- Vested retirement contributions.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs.
- Employee recognition events.
- A supportive, community-focused team.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
