Patient Care Tech - Progressive Care
TROY-Upper Valley Medical Center
You'll help patients move around, get dressed and eat. Premier Healthcare, LLC is long-term care.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- 7:00pm-7:30am nights Shift: 7:00pm-7:30am Full Time Nights, 36 hours a week, 72 hours per pay period36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Progressive Care unit Department: Progressive Care unit
- Term
- Permanent Shift: 7:00pm-7:30am Full Time Nights, 36 hours a week, 72 hours per pay periodFull time
Do you qualify?
- Certification
- BLS CPR certificate you'll need to get a BLS CPR certificate
- Experience
- helped care for patients within the past 5 years Helped care for patients in the past 5 years
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- high school diploma or GED 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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- in nursing school with one clinical rotation finished Currently in nursing school and finished one clinical rotation.
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- computer use You know how to use a computer.
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- good at organizing You're good at organizing things.
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- talks and listens well with others You can talk and listen well to others.
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- handles many tasks at once and stays nice when interrupted You can handle doing many things simultaneously, even when people interrupt you, and still be nice.
Preferred
- Experience
- prior hospital work Bonus points : You've worked in a hospital before.
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- vital signs checks Check vital signs, such as temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
- Day to day
- urine sample collection Collect samples like urine.
- Day to day
- patient walks, ADLs and weights Walks, ADLs, Weighing Patients; Vitals
- Day to day
- paperwork and unit clerk tasks Like HUC, they assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly
- Details
- CPR taught at orientation if you lack BLS If you don’t already have it, they can teach you how to do CPR at your orientation too
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- 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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Your fit
On your path
Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
Original listing
Posted on Premier Healthcare, LLC’s careers page.
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Position: Patient Care Tech Department: Progressive Care unit Shift: 7:00pm-7:30am Full Time Nights, 36 hours a week, 72 hours per pay period Facility: Upper Valley Medical Center They collaborate with nurses and doctors to provide personalized care for patients. They can: Check vital signs, such as 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. Walks, ADLs, 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. Upper Valley Medical Center (UVMC)
3130 n county road 25a
TROY , 45373-1337