Patient Care Technician - Float Pool
About The Position
The Patient Care Technician (PCT) Float Pool position provides high-quality, compassionate care to adult and pediatric patients, including neonates, children, and adolescents. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, the PCT delivers direct patient care, supports clinical operations, and adapts to varied patient and care environments. The role calls for flexibility, strong clinical skills, excellent communication, and a commitment to exceptional patient care. The PCT performs patient-care tasks and diagnostic support, including vital signs, blood glucose measurements, drain emptying, telemetry application and removal, EKG procedures, and phlebotomy. The position also assists with activities of daily living, patient movement and transitions, and nursing procedures and treatments while maintaining patient comfort, safety, and privacy.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent required.
- Ability to read, write, and comprehend medical terminology.
- Visual, auditory, and verbal acuity.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to interact courteously with patients, team members, and physicians.
- Cooperative and flexible in response to varying and unpredictable situations.
- One of the following credentials or qualifications: national certification as a Patient Care Technician; certification as a Certified Medical Assistant, with a skills check required; certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant plus phlebotomy certification; or successful completion of the Beaufort Memorial PATH program as a Patient Care Technician.
- BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association is required before the first clinical shift.
Nice To Haves
- One or more years of acute care hospital experience preferred.
- Previous Float Pool experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Take and record vital signs and measure blood glucose.
- Empty drains and apply and remove telemetry.
- Assist patients with bathing, dressing, feeding, ambulation, repositioning, and other activities of daily living.
- Assist with patient admissions, transfers, discharges, and transportation throughout the facility.
- Assist nurses with procedures and treatments while maintaining patient comfort, safety, and privacy.
- Follow established regulations for EKG-based testing.
- Operate EKG equipment for diagnostic procedures.
- Maintain EKG machines and other medical transportation equipment.
- Receive and evaluate trans-telephonic EKG recordings.
- Obtain blood samples for medical testing and transfusion through venipuncture or capillary puncture.
- Follow infection-control safety procedures when performing phlebotomy functions.
- Prepare sample-collection equipment, draw blood samples, and safely store and transport samples.
- Demonstrate knowledge of age-appropriate patient care, behavior standards, the Patient Bill of Rights, and the Patient Care Handbook.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
