Patient Care Tech - Cardiac Telemetry Unit
TROY-Upper Valley Medical Center
You'll help with patient walks, hygiene, weights and vitals on the cardiac telemetry unit. Premier Healthcare, LLC is long-term care.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Nights, 7:00PM-7:30AM Shift: 7:00PM-7:30AM Part Time 24 hours a week, 48 hours per pay period Nights24 hours a week (48 per pay period)
- Unit and setting
- Cardiac Telemetry Unit · Hospital Department: Cardiac Telemetry Unit
- Term
- Permanent Part Time 24 hours a weekPart time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- Certification
- BLS CPR certificate Training: you'll need to get a BLS CPR certificate
- Also asks
- 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 Finished STNA, CNA, or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training.
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- Patient care within the past 5 years Helped care for patients in the past 5 years
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- In nursing school, one clinical rotation done 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
- temperature, heartbeat and breathing checks Check things like temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
- Day to day
- helping patients move around, dress and eat Help patients move around, get dressed, and eat.
- Day to day
- collecting urine samples Collect samples like urine.
- Day to day
- unit clerk paperwork and hospital tasks Like HUC, they assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly
- Hours stated
- Shift: 7:00PM-7:30AM Part Time 24 hours a week, 48 hours per pay period Nights
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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?
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: Cardiac Telemetry Unit Shift: 7:00PM-7:30AM Part Time 24 hours a week, 48 hours per pay period Nights Facility: Upper Valley 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 Upper Valley Medical Center (UVMC)
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