Patient Care Technician (PCT) - Coronary Care Unit (CCU) - St. Rita's Medical Center

Bon Secours Mercy Health • Lima, OH

2d • Onsite

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 caring for and comforting patients, measuring vital signs, providing personal care and hygiene, assisting with mobility, and performing unit-based specialty duties. The PCT reports patient changes or concerns to nurses, documents patient care accurately and promptly, and shares pertinent information during hand-offs. The position also involves providing customer service to patients, families, visitors, and employees; using safe therapeutic transfer techniques; and encouraging patients to maintain as much independence as possible. Care is individualized based on patients’ interests and hobbies.

This is a full-time overnight position at St. Rita’s Medical Center in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU), scheduled from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with work every third weekend. Scheduled weekly hours are 36.

Requirements

• Complete 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.
• Possess problem-solving skills and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Engage professionally with staff and patients.
• Be able to work proactively in a rapidly changing environment.
• Obtain BLS Basic Life Support certification 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/hospice, or a long-term care facility; experience in the setting of application is preferred.
• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care, including comfort, vital-sign measurement, personal care, hygiene, mobility assistance, and unit-based specialty duties.
• Act as a liaison between patients and nurses by reporting changes and concerns.
• Provide customer service to patients, patients’ families, visitors, and employees.
• Document patient care accurately, precisely, and promptly when applicable.
• Participate in hand-offs and report pertinent patient and departmental information when arriving and leaving.
• Perform delegated tasks after competency has been validated.
• Mobilize patients using therapeutic transfer techniques that promote 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
• Education Level: No Education Listed