Patient Care Technician - Resource Pool - UPMC Community Osteopathic

UPMC•Harrisburg, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Community Osteopathic is hiring a Patient Care Technician for its Resource Pool. The role is part time at 32 hours per week year round, on the night shift, with work every third weekend and one major and one minor holiday per year. Resource Pool staff receive a 10% differential in the hourly rate and have flexible scheduling with a variety of shift times. Starting pay and title may vary based on experience. The Patient Care Technician performs patient-care duties, including assisting with procedures and activities of daily living, documenting care in medical records, reporting equipment malfunctions, and supporting universal unit activities. The role requires professional, effective communication with patients, families, colleagues, and other departments. The technician reports changes in patient status and provides feedback to the RN, and gives patient and family instruction under the RN’s direction.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least one of the following: one year of general healthcare experience; enrollment in a PT, OT, PA, RN, or related healthcare training program with at least one clinical rotation completed; or a bachelor’s degree in a health sciences field.
Successful completion of the UPMC Patient Care Technician class.
Successful completion of basic information system training.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
CPR certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
Required clearances and reporting compliance: Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting, Act 33, Act 34, and Act 73 FBI Clearance, with renewals as applicable.
Access to medications is limited to distributing medication to the nurse.

Nice To Haves

Microcomputer experience.
EMT or Paramedic qualification, or current enrollment in an EMT or Paramedic program.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

Responsibilities

Assist with patient procedures and activities of daily living, including bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, ambulating, turning, and repositioning patients.
Perform point-of-care testing, including blood glucose testing; obtain weights, vital signs, and intake and output; apply or reapply telemetry monitors; and support HAC and PSI prevention, including TEDs and SCDs.
Perform simple dressings; place and remove restraints; perform 12-lead EKGs and bladder scans; and collect specimens.
Achieve and maintain competency in, or perform at least one or more advanced skills based on department need: peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrhythmia, and NG-tube clamping and removal.
Assist with physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies.
Provide feedback to the RN about patient care and report changes in patient status.
Provide instruction to patients and families under the direction of the RN; apply, monitor, and remove restraints according to physician or hospital protocol.
Document in the medical record according to established procedures and complete department clerical functions as needed.
Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department and communicate effectively with other departments.
Contribute to universal unit activities, including responding to call lights and telephones, passing meal trays, and transporting patients.
Follow patient-care, hospital-information, and safety policies and procedures, including standard precautions.
Perform assigned work in a timely and productive manner and carry out other duties as assigned.
Receive feedback and direction constructively, identify learning needs, improve knowledge and performance, request assistance with planning and prioritizing activities when needed, and participate in self-review as requested.
Communicate clearly with the healthcare team; demonstrate cultural awareness, accountability, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues; and support workplace safety.
Suggest and support departmental changes, take responsibility for assignments, and support department projects and quality initiatives.