Patient Care Technician - Perianesthesia - UPMC Community Osteopathic

UPMC•Harrisburg, PA

2h•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC is hiring a part-time Patient Care Technician to join the Perianesthesia team at its Community Osteopathic campus in Harrisburg. The position is 16 hours per week and follows a rotating days/evenings schedule. Final candidates will be hired at the appropriate level of the career ladder based on education and experience. The Patient Care Technician provides direct patient care, supports activities of daily living and patient procedures, assists with therapies, and communicates patient status and care feedback to the RN. The role performs UPMC nursing assistant core responsibilities and additional technical tasks, with advanced skills assigned according to department operational needs. The technician also supports unit operations, maintains patient safety, documents care, and completes assigned clerical functions.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Meet at least one of the following: one year of general healthcare experience; six months of experience as a UPMC Nursing Assistant/CNA; enrollment in a PT, OT, PA, or related healthcare training program with completion of at least one clinical rotation; or completion of a bachelor's degree in a health sciences field.
For candidates with less than one year of experience who qualify through six months as a UPMC Nursing Assistant/CNA, achieve PCT competency within 120 days of hire, transfer, or promotion.
Successful completion of the UPMC patient care technician class.
Successful completion of eRecord training.
CPR certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills-demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal.
Act 33 clearance with renewal.
Act 34 clearance with renewal.
Act 73 FBI clearance with renewal.

Nice To Haves

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic certification, or current enrollment in an EMT or Paramedic program.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care, assist with patient procedures and activities of daily living, and assist with physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies.
Provide feedback to the RN about patient care and report changes in patient status.
Perform nursing assistant responsibilities, including bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, ambulating, turning and repositioning patients, blood glucose testing, weights, vital signs, intake and output, telemetry monitor application or reapplication, specimen collection, and Foley care.
Perform additional unit tasks, which may include phlebotomy, 12-lead EKGs, simple dressings, Foley catheter removal, point-of-care testing, bladder scans, straight catheterization, IV catheter removal, restraint placement and removal, and ticket-to-ride patient transportation.
Achieve and maintain competency in, or perform, at least one or more advanced skills based on department operational need, such as phlebotomy or venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrhythmia recognition, 12-lead EKGs, or NG tube clamping and removal.
Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department and communicate effectively with other departments and members of the healthcare team.
Respond to call lights and telephones, pass meal trays, and transport patients as part of universal unit activities.
Provide instruction to patients and families under the direction of the RN and apply, monitor, or remove restraints according to physician or hospital protocol.
Follow patient-care and hospital-information policies and procedures, including safety policies and standard precautions.
Support workplace safety, demonstrate accountability and professionalism, and maintain productive working relationships with patients, colleagues, and others.
Receive feedback and direction constructively; identify and communicate learning needs; seek assistance with planning and prioritizing work; and take action to improve skills and performance.
Support departmental projects and quality initiatives, suggest changes, and take responsibility for assigned work.
Document in the medical record according to established procedures and complete assigned clerical functions in a timely and productive manner.
Limit access to medications to distribution of medication to the nurse.