Patient Care Technician (PCT) - Med Surg - Southside Regional Medical Center

Bon Secours Mercy Health • Petersburg, VA

2d • 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. On the Med Surg unit at Southside Regional Medical Center, the PCT helps maintain a safe and supportive care environment by cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms, monitoring patients’ health and vital signs, and assisting with basic needs such as feeding and grooming. The role includes unit-based specialty duties and delegated tasks after competency has been validated.

Requirements

• Must have completed one of the following: a nursing aide training program; STNA state testing if required for Ohio long-term care; 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.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification must be obtained from an approved source before providing direct patient care.
• Problem-solving skills and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to engage professionally with staff and patients.
• Ability to be proactive 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 where applying.
• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care, including 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 or concerns.
• Provide high-level customer service to patients, patients’ families, visitors, and employees.
• Document patient care accurately, precisely, and in a timely manner when applicable.
• Participate in handoff and reporting of pertinent patient and departmental information when arriving and leaving.
• Perform delegated tasks after competency has been validated.
• Mobilize patients using therapeutic transfer techniques that foster independence and safety.
• Encourage patients to complete tasks as independently as possible.
• Individualize care based on patients’ interests and hobbies.
• Sanitize and clean patients’ rooms and assist patients with basic needs such as feeding and grooming.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, and referral bonuses.
• 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.
• Backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance.
• Professional development and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed