Patient Care Technician, (PCT) - Acute Care/ICU, Full Time, Night Shift

Island Health Careers•Anacortes, WA

32d•$22 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

Island Health is offering a $3,000 sign on bonus for an experienced Acute Care/ICU Patient Care Technician for our part time day Shift at our hospital in Anacortes, WA. Work Schedule: 0.75 FTE / 36 hours per week 12 hour shifts Full Time Night Shift Salary Range: $21.54 - $30.75 / hr. $3,000 Sign on bonus for eligible new employees Night Differential - $2.25 Evening Differential - $1.65 Weekend Differential - $1.50 For Information on Employee Benefits and SEIU Contract Why Choose Island Health? Whether you’re a new grad or experienced in your field and considering a change, we invite you to explore a wide range of careers at Island Health with exceptional benefits including: Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance Paid Time Off Extended Illness Benefit Life Insurance Long-Term Disability Vested Retirement Contribution Flexible Spending Account Tuition Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program Employee Recognition Events And More! Acute Care/ICU Patient Care Technician Job Responsibilities: Answers signal lights and bells to determine patients’ needs. Bathes, dresses, and undresses patients. Serves and collects food trays and feeds patients requiring help. Transports patients to treatment units, using wheelchair, stretcher, bed, or may assist them to walk. Assist with ambulation. Drapes patients for examinations and treatments, and remains with patients, performing such duties as holding instruments and adjusting lights. Assist patients to bathroom, bedside commode, or with use of bedpan for toileting Tidy and clean patients’ rooms. Washes and dresses bodies of deceased persons. Changes bed linens, runs errands, directs visitors, and answers telephones. Takes and records blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration rates, glucose levels, and food and liquid intake and output as directed. Reports unusual findings to nurse. Assists with turning and repositioning patients as needed. Reports to RN any abnormal vital signs, skin breakdown, decline in mentation or other observed changes, Enters data into computer system. Places telemetry electrodes accurately when ordered. Collects urine and stool specimens for lab, runs guiac testing

Requirements

Current Washington State Nursing Assistant Certification
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification
3 to 6 months previous CNA experience preferred
High School Diploma or G.E.D. preferred

Nice To Haves

3 to 6 months previous CNA experience preferred
High School Diploma or G.E.D. preferred

Responsibilities

Answers signal lights and bells to determine patients’ needs.
Bathes, dresses, and undresses patients.
Serves and collects food trays and feeds patients requiring help.
Transports patients to treatment units, using wheelchair, stretcher, bed, or may assist them to walk.
Assist with ambulation.
Drapes patients for examinations and treatments, and remains with patients, performing such duties as holding instruments and adjusting lights.
Assist patients to bathroom, bedside commode, or with use of bedpan for toileting
Tidy and clean patients’ rooms.
Washes and dresses bodies of deceased persons.
Changes bed linens, runs errands, directs visitors, and answers telephones.
Takes and records blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration rates, glucose levels, and food and liquid intake and output as directed.
Reports unusual findings to nurse.
Assists with turning and repositioning patients as needed.
Reports to RN any abnormal vital signs, skin breakdown, decline in mentation or other observed changes,
Enters data into computer system.
Places telemetry electrodes accurately when ordered.
Collects urine and stool specimens for lab, runs guiac testing