PATIENT CARE TECH-Medical IP Unit
DAYTON-Miami Valley Hospital
You'll help patients move around, get dressed and eat. Premier Healthcare, LLC is long-term care.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- 7AM to 7:30PM shifts Shift: 7AM-7:30PM/ 24 hours per week/ 48 hours per pay period24 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Medical IP unit · Hospital Department: Medical IP Unit
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- Certification
- BLS CPR certificate you'll need to get a BLS CPR certificate
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- High school diploma or GED Education: You'll need a high school diploma or GED.
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- STNA, CNA or PCT/PCA training completed Finished STNA, CNA, or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training.
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- Patient care help within the past 5 years Helped care for patients in the past 5 years
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- Nursing student who has finished one clinical rotation Currently in nursing school and finished one clinical rotation.
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- Uses a computer You know how to use a computer.
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- Good at organizing things You're good at organizing things.
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- Talks and listens well to others You can talk and listen well to others.
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- Handles many tasks at once, including interruptions, and stays kind You can handle doing many things simultaneously, even when people interrupt you, and still be nice.
Preferred
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- Hospital work experience Bonus points : You've worked in a hospital before.
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- urine sample collection Collect samples like urine.
- Day to day
- temperature, heartbeat and breathing checks Check things like temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
- Day to day
- helping patients move, dress and eat Help patients move around, get dressed, and eat.
- Day to day
- walks, hygiene and weights Help with patient walks, hygiene, weighing patients, vitals
- Day to day
- paperwork and unit clerk tasks Sometimes, the PCT might also be called a Patient Care Technician/Unit Clerk assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly
- Hours stated
- 7AM-7:30PM/ 24 hours a week/ 48 hours per pay period
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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?
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Position: Patient Care Tech Department: Medical IP Unit Shift: 7AM-7:30PM/ 24 hours per week/ 48 hours per pay period Facility: Miami Valley Hospital 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 the nurse, which means the nurse makes sure they are doing things safely and correctly.
Sometimes, the PCT might also be called a Patient Care Technician/Unit Clerk assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also enables patients to receive the best care possible. assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also enables patients to receive the best care possible. As a HUC, they help with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also helps patients get the best care possible!, who assists with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, enabling PCT’s are essential members of the healthcare team who help patients feel better and get healthy again!
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. Miami Valley Hospital (MVH)