Full-Time Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician - Hematology/Oncology (2 Pav/South)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
You'll care for medically managed patients who have had chemotherapy.
- Shift and hours
- Day, evening, night and weekend shifts Nursing Assistants/Patient Care Technicians: Full-Time at 36 hours a week working day/evening/night/weekend shifts36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- 2 Pavilion / 2 South Hematology/Oncology The unit cares for medically managed patients who have received chemotherapy treatments.Medically managed patients on chemotherapy
- Term
- Permanent Nursing Assistants/Patient Care Technicians: Full-Time at 36 hours a week working day/evening/night/weekend shiftsFull-time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- Certification
- BLS or CPR under AHA standards, within 30 days of hire CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
- Experience
- 1 year of healthcare experience, or a clinical rotation, or a health sciences bachelor's (Patient Care Technician)
- Experience
- 2 years of healthcare experience (Patient Care Technician - Senior)
- Also asks
- High school diploma or equivalent (Nursing Assistant and Patient Care Technician) High school diploma or equivalent.
- Also asks
- UPMC nursing assistant or EIC training program, or UPMC patient care technician class Successful completion of UPMC nursing assistant or EIC training program or Successful completion of UPMC patient care technician class.
- Also asks
- Successful completion of Senior training class (Patient Care Technician - Senior) Successful completion of Senior training class.
Preferred
- Certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred.
What it pays
- Pay reviews
- Title and salary are set by education and patient care experience Title and salary will be determined based upon education and patient care experience.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- ADLs, including bathing, feeding and repositioning patients
- Day to day
- Vital signs
- Day to day
- Simple dressings
- Day to day
- EKGs
- Day to day
- Bladder scans
- Day to day
- All specimen collections
- Day to day
- Point-of-care testing Perform nursing core responsibilities for nursing assistants (ADLs, point-of-care testing, vital signs, etc.).
- Day to day
- Call lights, meal trays and patient transport Contribute to universal unit activities (e.g., responding to call lights, passing meal trays, transporting patients)
- Day to day
- Distributing medications to the nurse Access to medications is limited to the distribution of the medication to the nurse.
- Hours stated
- Nursing Assistants/Patient Care Technicians: Full-Time at 36 hours a week working day/evening/night/weekend shifts
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Details
- Three full days of training, Monday through Wednesday plan for three full days of training (Monday - Wednesday).
- Details
- Magnet-designated teaching hospital A Magnet-designated teaching hospital with ongoing research and education
The workplace
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for 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?
On your path
Oncology is a specialty you move into. Chemo cards are the working credential; infusion hires in too.
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Shadyside Hospital (SHADYSIDE) 5230 Centre Avenue , 15232 Join UPMC Shadyside’s Medical Oncology Unit in a Patient Care Support Role! Nursing Assistants/Patient Care Technicians: Full-Time at 36 hours a week working day/evening/night/weekend shifts Unit: 2 Pavilion/ 2 South Hematology/Oncology About UPMC Shadyside: A Magnet-designated teaching hospital with ongoing research and education
About 2 Pavilion/ 2 South Unit
Shadyside 2 Pavilion and 2 South are fast-paced hematology/oncology units that are advancing cancer care. The unit cares for medically managed patients who have received chemotherapy treatments.
About the Role
Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Technicians provide routine patient care and support the department services in accordance with established policies and procedures. This role will be directed by nurses and/or physicians to ensure that the highest degree of quality patient care can be maintained at all times. Patient care duties may include, but are not limited to, ADLs (bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, ambulating, turning and repositioning patients, and blood glucose), vital signs, simple dressings, EKGs, bladder scans, and all specimen collections.
UPMC's Nursing Support Career Ladder
Our goal at UPMC is to help you build YOUR career, starting with our robust career ladder! A Nursing Support career at UPMC Shadyside maximizes your potential and advances you to wherever you’d like to go, ensuring that you are equipped with resources, mentors, and leadership along the way. The UPMC Inpatient Patient Care Support Career Ladder offers opportunities for continued growth and advancement. Title and salary will be determined based upon education and patient care experience. The starting pay for a Nursing Assistant is $19.40 .
Nursing Support Training
Patient Care Support training is required for all Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Technicians. Your skills will be assessed on day 1 to determine how much training will be needed on an individual basis, but plan for three full days of training (Monday - Wednesday).
Responsibilities
Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors. Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department. Establish effective communication strategies and respectful relationships.
Contribute to universal unit activities (e.g., responding to call lights, passing meal trays, transporting patients) Receive feedback constructively and identify learning needs. Improve knowledge, skills, and performance. Communicate effectively with the healthcare team.
Demonstrate cultural understanding and safety awareness. Perform nursing core responsibilities for nursing assistants (ADLs, point-of-care testing, vital signs, etc.). Provide direct patient care as directed by RN.
Maintain a safe patient environment. Distribute supplies and equipment. Document in medical records and comply with safety policies.
Successful completion of UPMC nursing assistant or EIC training program or Successful completion of UPMC patient care technician class. Knowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques. Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred. Access to medications is limited to the distribution of the medication to the nurse. Nursing Assistant: High school diploma or equivalent.
Patient Care Technician: High school diploma or equivalent. 1 year of healthcare experience, OR completion of at least one clinical rotation as part of a nursing or PT/OT/PA program or related health care training, OR completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in a health sciences field. Patient Care Technician - Senior: High school diploma or equivalent.
2 years of healthcare experience, OR 1 year of experience plus completion of at least one clinical rotation as part of a nursing or PT/OT/PA program or related health care training, OR 1 year of experience and completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in a health sciences field. Annual completion of a professional contribution to be determined after hire. Successful completion of Senior training class.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire Act 34 Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
What's around it?
Pittsburgh, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 5% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,261/mo
- Household income
- $65,742/yr, all local households, not nurse pay