Patient Care Technician Antepartum

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Magee - Women's Hospital of UPMC is hiring a part-time Patient Care Technician to support its Antepartum unit. The position works rotating shifts and requires availability for rotating weekends and holidays. The role provides patient care under the direction of nursing staff, supports patients with procedures and activities of daily living, and helps maintain safe, effective unit operations. The technician performs core nursing assistant responsibilities and department-identified clinical tasks, communicates patient changes to the RN, documents care, and supports patients and families.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Meet at least one of the following experience or education 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, or PA program or related healthcare training program with at least one clinical rotation completed; or completion of a bachelor's degree in a health sciences field.
Successful completion of the UPMC patient care technician class.
Successful completion of eRecord training.
CPR certification based on AHA standards, including didactic instruction and skills demonstration, within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Provide patient care, including assistance with procedures and activities of daily living.
Assist with physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies.
Provide feedback to the RN about patient care and report changes in patient status.
Perform core nursing assistant responsibilities, including blood glucose testing, weights, vital signs, intake and output, specimen collection, and Foley care.
Perform required department-specific tasks, including at least four from the identified list: phlebotomy, 12-lead EKG, simple dressing, Foley catheter removal, point-of-care testing, bladder scan, straight catheterization, or IV catheter removal.
Perform patient activities of daily living, including bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, ambulating, turning, and repositioning.
Perform point-of-care testing, telemetry monitor application or reapplication, hospital-acquired condition and patient safety indicator tasks, simple dressings, restraint placement and removal, bladder scans, specimen collection, and intra-hospital transportation as assigned.
Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department and communicate effectively with other departments.
Respond to call lights and telephones, pass meal trays, and transport patients as part of universal unit activities.
Receive feedback and direction constructively; identify and communicate learning needs; seek assistance with planning and prioritizing; and participate in self-review as requested.
Provide instruction to patients and families under the direction of the RN.
Apply, monitor, and remove patient restraints according to physician or hospital protocol, as assigned.
Communicate clearly with the healthcare team and demonstrate understanding of cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in the health professions.
Support workplace safety for patients and self, and maintain productive working relationships with accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment.
Follow patient-care and hospital-information policies and procedures, including safety policies and standard precautions.
Support department changes, projects, and quality initiatives; take responsibility for assignments and contribute to efficient department functioning.
Document in the medical record according to established procedures, complete clerical functions as needed, and perform assigned work in a timely and productive manner.
Maintain competency and/or perform one or more advanced skills according to department operational needs, such as phlebotomy or venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrhythmia, 12-lead EKG, or NG tube clamping and removal.
Limit access to medications to distribution of medication to the nurse.