Skip to content
All jobs

Patient Care Tech - PCRU - 36 Hours/Week 7pm-7am

Johns Hopkins Medicine logo

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland

You'll move patients by stretcher, bed or wheelchair, a large part of the job.

Posted Oct 13

Shift and hours
Nights · 7pm to 7am shifts Shift-Nights 36 Hours/Week 7pm-7am36 hours a week
Unit and setting
PCRU · Hospital Patient Care Tech - PCRU - 36 Hours/Week 7pm-7am
License
CNA license
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

Certification
CNA certification Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification
Certification
BLS certification from AHA, American Red Cross or Military Training Network BLS certification provided by AHA, American Red Cross, or Military Training Network
Experience
1 year of clinical experience or completion of the intern program One year of clinical experience is required or successful completion of the intern program

What it pays

Tuition assistance
Offered
Childcare
Offered
Pay reviews
pay set by equity and experience Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

Benefits

  • BenefitsLife and disability insuranceLife and Disability Insurance
  • BenefitsComprehensive medical, dental and vision insuranceComprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • BenefitsEmployee tuition reimbursementEmployee tuition reimbursement
  • BenefitsDependent tuition reimbursementDependent tuition reimbursement
  • BenefitsOn-campus gymOn-campus gym

The role and schedule

Day to day
transporting patients by stretcher, bed or wheelchair Transports the patient by stretcher, bed, or wheelchair (this is a large part of the job)
Day to day
escorting patients to holding rooms Escorts patients to holding rooms
Day to day
helping patients change and removing jewelry, dentures and contact lenses Assists with patient changing, and removal of belongings such as jewelry, dentures, contact lenses, etc.
Day to day
spotting abnormal vitals, glucose, lab, EKG and chest X-ray results Identifies abnormal findings that could adversely affect surgical and patient outcomes, including abnormal vital signs, Accucheck results, lab, EKG, and CXR results
Day to day
obtaining vital signs Obtains vital signs
Day to day
orienting patients and families to the unit Orients patients and families to the environment
Details
schedules can be changed as needed The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

The workplace

Johns Hopkins Medicine logo
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Health system employer

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

Original listing

Posted on Johns Hopkins Medicine’s careers page.

Read full text

Shift-Nights

The Patient Care Technician is responsible for

Under the supervision of a nurse, and taking into consideration the developmental needs of the patient, performs routine patient activities and delegated patient care procedures of a specialized and technical nature as competency documentation designates.

  • Assist the patient with changing/dressing
  • Transports the patient by stretcher, bed, or wheelchair (this is a large part of the job)
  • Identifies abnormal findings that could adversely affect surgical and patient outcomes, including abnormal vital signs, Accucheck results, lab, EKG, and CXR results
  • Report all abnormal findings to the appropriate nursing staff
  • Escorts patients to holding rooms
  • Assists with patient changing, and removal of belongings such as jewelry, dentures, contact lenses, etc.
  • Verifies patient information
  • Orients patients and families to the environment
  • Obtains vital signs

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Provides basic clinical skills required to safely perform routine delegated patient care activities, record and report pertinent clinical data, knowledge and use of specialized patient care equipment

Required Licensure, Certification, On-going Training

  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification
  • BLS certification provided by AHA, American Red Cross, or Military Training Network

Work

Experience

One year of clinical experience is required or successful completion of the intern program

Benefits

  • Life and Disability Insurance
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Employee tuition reimbursement
  • Dependent tuition reimbursement
  • Daycare
  • On-campus gym

Salary Range: Minimum 18.41/hour - Maximum 27.70/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.

What's around it?

In Baltimore, MD

Baltimore, MDFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% above the US average

Median rent
$1,331/mo
Household income
$62,177/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Baltimore, MD

Nurses on this role

Help improve this pageShare what it’s like, leave a heads-up, or fix a detail.
What would you like to do?
Add ratings or a short headline

A person reviews every submission before anything changes.