Patient Care Technician (PCT) - Blood Cancer Center - The Jewish Hospital

Mercy Health BSMH • Deer Park, OH

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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. The role includes sanitizing and cleaning patient rooms, monitoring patients’ health and vital signs, and assisting with basic needs such as feeding and grooming.

The PCT provides care and comfort, personal care and hygiene, and mobility assistance, including unit-based specialty duties. The technician communicates patient changes and concerns to nurses, documents patient care accurately and promptly, participates in hand-offs, and performs delegated tasks after competency validation. Patient mobility support should foster independence and safety, and care should be individualized to patients’ interests and hobbies.

Requirements

• Must have completed one of the following: a nursing aide training program; STNA state testing (required if OH LTC); 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.

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; experience in the setting for which the applicant is applying is preferred.
• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care, including care and comfort, vital-sign measurement, personal care and hygiene, and mobility assistance.
• Sanitize and clean patients’ rooms.
• Monitor patients’ health and vital signs and assist with basic needs such as feeding and grooming.
• Act as a liaison between patients and nurses by reporting changes or concerns.
• Provide high-level customer service to patients, their families, visitors, and employees.
• Document patient care accurately, precisely, and promptly when applicable.
• Participate in hand-offs and report pertinent patient and departmental information upon arrival and departure.
• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 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, and 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