Patient Care Tech - Observation Unit
You'll help patients with walks, hygiene, weighing and vitals. Premier Healthcare, LLC is long-term care.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- 7:00AM-7:30PM day shifts · Days Shift: 7:00AM-7:30PM Full Time 36 hours a week, 72 hours per pay period Days36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Observation Unit · Hospital Department: Observation Unit
- Term
- Permanent Full Time 36 hours a week, 72 hours per pay periodFull time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- Also asks
- high school diploma or GED You'll need a high school diploma or GED.
- Also asks
- STNA, CNA or PCT/PCA training completed Finished STNA, CNA, or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training.
- Also asks
- patient care help within the past 5 years Helped care for patients in the past 5 years (like taking their temperature, bathing them, or helping them use the restroom)
- Also asks
- in nursing school with one clinical rotation finished Currently in nursing school and finished one clinical rotation.
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- computer skills You know how to use a computer.
Preferred
- Also asks
- hospital work experience Bonus points : You've worked in a hospital before
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- checking temperature, heartbeat and breathing Check things like temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
- Day to day
- helping patients move, get dressed and eat Help patients move around, get dressed, and eat.
- Day to day
- collecting urine samples Collect samples like urine.
- Day to day
- paperwork and unit clerk tasks Like HUC, they assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly
- Hours stated
- 7:00AM-7:30PM Full Time 36 hours a week, 72 hours per pay period Days
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Original listing
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Position: Patient Care Tech Department: Observation Unit Shift: 7:00AM-7:30PM Full Time 36 hours a week, 72 hours per pay period Days Facility: Atrium Medical Center A Patient Care Technician, or PCT, works with nurses and doctors to care for patients. Some of the tasks they do are Check things like temperature, heartbeat, and breathing. Help patients move around, get dressed, and eat.
Collect samples like urine. Report any changes in a patient's condition to a nurse. Help with patient walks, hygiene, weighing patients, vitals The PCT works under the supervision of a nurse, who ensures they are performing tasks safely and correctly.
Sometimes, the PCT may also be referred to as a Patient Care Technician/Unit Clerk (PCT/HUC). Like HUC, they assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also helps patients receive the best care possible. So, even though PCTs don't wear capes, they are essential members of the healthcare team who help patients feel better and recover their health.
Education
You'll need a high school diploma or GED. Training: you'll need to get a BLS CPR certificate . If you don’t already have it, they can teach you how to do CPR at your orientation too (so you don't need to do it beforehand).
Experience
No previous job experience is required, but you should have one of the following: Finished STNA, CNA, or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training. Helped care for patients in the past 5 years (like taking their temperature, bathing them, or helping them use the restroom) Currently in nursing school and finished one clinical rotation. Other
Skills
You can handle doing many things simultaneously, even when people interrupt you, and still be nice. You know how to use a computer. You're good at organizing things. You can talk and listen well to others. Bonus points : You've worked in a hospital before Atrium Medical Center (AMC)