Patient Care Assistant - 6 EW MedSurg Stepdown - Per Diem 12 Hour Nights (Non-Exempt) (Union)
Keck Medicine of USC · Los Angeles, CA · 1 mo ago
Healthcare$22.88–$38.9/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real content.
We have description: "The Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides nursing staff support..." That's about the role. Could be About the role.
Responsibilities: list of duties: patient satisfaction, safety, documentation, communication, regulatory agency, etc. Many bullet-like sentences. We'll put them in
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Qualifications: list: High School or equivalent, 1 year Experience in a health care setting, Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing, Certified Nursing Assistant (CA DPH), Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association, Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) (if no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)). Also maybe "Req" indicates required.
Skills: Not explicitly listed; maybe we can infer communication, etc. But we should not invent. If no explicit Skills section, we skip.
Benefits: Not mentioned. Skip.
Pay: "The hourly rate range for this position is $22.88 - $38.90." That's pay. So include Pay section.
Schedule: Not mentioned. Skip.
Also we have some extra info about Keck Hospital description; could be About the role or maybe a separate "About the organization". But only allowed headings are those listed. We could put that description under About the role as well.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. We can include a short
for metadata like Posted Date? The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we could include a
with Posted Date 09/15/2026 maybe. But it's minor metadata; we could drop it. Safer to drop. We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all duties etc. We'll list them as
- items.
Let's extract duties:
From text:
Patient Satisfaction:
- Responds to patient call within 10 minutes.
- Anticipates pts needs
- Proactively makes rounds to reduce patient calls
- Maintains positive behaviors toward patients and visitors
- Smiles and is pleasant during all interactions
- Provides RN with necessary data related to patient assessment.
- Contributes input into the patient’s plan of care and accurately implements interventions on the patient’s plan of care, in collaboration with the RN.
- Performs essential skills which contribute to positive patient outcomes per routing, MD orders, and RN direction
- Vitals
- Daily weight
- I & O
- Hygiene: bath, peri-care, oral care, HS care, hair care
- Maintains clear and organized patient rooms
- Assist with meals/feeding
- Ambulation/mobility; turn bed patients every 2 hours, transfers from bed to chair
- Provides fresh water at beginning and end of shift and prn
- Appropriately prioritizes patient needs
Safety:
- Ensures safe physical environment and ensures safe operation of patient-care equipment
- Call light/telephone with reach
- Floors clear of fall hazards
- Maintains uncluttered and easy access to bathroom, ambulation, and emergency equipment.
- Commodes
- Walkers
- Shower chairs
- IV poles
- Beds
- Tables/Chairs
Documentation:
- Documents all care provided, including vital signs, intake and output, meal percentages, equipment used, and patient care.
Communication:
- Makes presence known before entering a room or private area
- Identifies/introduces self to patient and visitors
- Explains plan of care to the patient
- Does not engage in inappropriate discussions regarding other patients and unit operations
- Knows and utilizes all computerized systems to send messages, document care, and communicate patient/unit needs to various departments.
- Knows and follows line of communication within the department.
- Reports to RN/Charge Nurse pertinent information/significant change in patient condition/patient and family concerns and patient refusal of care in a timely manner.
- Reports to RN/Charge Nurse patient’s inability to perform self-care and describes actions taken which were ineffective.
- Actively collaborates with the RN at the beginning and throughout the shift regarding patient care and data collection.
Regulatory agency i.e.:
- Ensures that the unit is in continuous survey readiness
- No food/drink in nurses station
- No open containers in patient pantry
- No outside food in patient refrigerator
- No boxes etc. or floor
- Staff refrigerator kept clean
- Linens covered at all times
- Keep fire door closed
- Maintain clean/tidy nurses station, locker room, pantry
- Maintain patient confidentiality
- Ensures confidentiality of patient records and other written information
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
We'll put these under Responsibilities.
Qualifications list:
- High School or equivalent
- 1 year Experience in a health care setting
- Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CA DPH)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
- Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) (If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only))
We'll output as
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Pay section:
The hourly rate range for this position is $22.88 - $38.90.
About the role: combine initial description and Keck Hospital description. Initial: "The Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides nursing staff support in the areas of patient care delivery, clerical functions, and organization of the unit environment, as well as set-up and maintenance of equipment. The emphasis on each of these areas will depend on the unit assigned Departmental Specific Summary" Then Keck Hospital description: "Keck Hospital of USC, a 343-bed acute care hospital, provides exceptional and innovative care for complex medical and surgical conditions across a wide range of specialties. The hospital’s world-renowned physicians deliver compassionate, customized, patient-centered care and treat the most acutely ill patients with highly innovative techniques and treatment plans. As a leading academic medical center, hundreds of clinical trials are currently taking place at Keck Hospital and its affiliated research institutions, giving patients access to novel and promising therapies that are generally not available elsewhere. Every day at Keck Hospital, physicians, nurses and staff go beyond the science of exceptional medicine to bring patients breakthroughs in the art of caring. Join this world-class team providing highly specialized care, up-to-the-minute research, and innovative clinical trials." We'll combine into About the role section with maybe two paragraphs. We must not include headings for sections without content. So we will have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Pay. Check if any Skills content: none explicit. Skip. Benefits: none. Schedule: none. Now output HTML fragment. We'll wrap sections in maybe? Not required but we can just output headings and content. Usefor headings. Structure:
About the role
...
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Pay
The hourly rate range for this position is $22.88 - $38.90.
Make sure to preserve all details exactly as given. Need to be careful with punctuation. Let's craft About the role paragraphs: Paragraph1: "The Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides nursing staff support in the areas of patient care delivery, clerical functions, and organization of the unit environment, as well as set-up and maintenance of equipment. The emphasis on each of these areas will depend on the unit assigned Departmental Specific Summary" Paragraph2: "Keck Hospital of USC, a 343-bed acute care hospital, provides exceptional and innovative care for complex medical and surgical conditions across a wide range of specialties. The hospital’s world-renowned physicians deliver compassionate, customized, patient-centered care and treat the most acutely ill patients with highly innovative techniques and treatment plans. As a leading academic medical center, hundreds of clinical trials are currently taking place at Keck Hospital and its affiliated research institutions, giving patients access to novel and promising therapies that are generally not available elsewhere. Every day at Keck Hospital, physicians, nurses and staff go beyond the science of exceptional medicine to bring patients breakthroughs in the art of caring. Join this world-class team providing highly specialized care, up-to-the-minute research, and innovative clinical trials." Now Responsibilities list items: we need to keep each bullet as separate - . Ensure we keep the exact phrasing. Let's list them: - Responds to patient call within 10 minutes. - Anticipates pts needs - Proactively makes rounds to reduce patient calls - Maintains positive behaviors toward patients and visitors - Smiles and is pleasant during all interactions - Provides RN with necessary data related to patient assessment. - Contributes input into the patient’s plan of care and accurately implements interventions on the patient’s plan of care, in collaboration with the RN. - Performs essential skills which contribute to positive patient outcomes per routing, MD orders, and RN direction - Vitals - Daily weight - I & O - Hygiene: bath, peri-care, oral care, HS care, hair care - Maintains clear and organized patient rooms - Assist with meals/feeding - Ambulation/mobility; turn bed patients every 2 hours, transfers from bed to chair - Provides fresh water at beginning and end of shift and prn - Appropriately prioritizes patient needs - Ensures safe physical environment and ensures safe operation of patient-care equipment - Call light/telephone with reach - Floors clear of fall hazards - Maintains uncluttered and easy access to bathroom, ambulation, and emergency equipment. - Commodes - Walkers - Shower chairs - IV poles - Beds - Tables/Chairs - Documents all care provided, including vital signs, intake and output, meal percentages, equipment used, and patient care. - Makes presence known before entering a room or private area - Identifies/introduces self to patient and visitors - Explains plan of care to the patient - Does not engage in inappropriate discussions regarding other patients and unit operations - Knows and utilizes all computerized systems to send messages, document care, and communicate patient/unit needs to various departments. - Knows and follows line of communication within the department. - Reports to RN/Charge Nurse pertinent information/significant change in patient condition/patient and family concerns and patient refusal of care in a timely manner. - Reports to RN/Charge Nurse patient’s inability to perform self-care and describes actions taken which were ineffective. - Actively collaborates with the RN at the beginning and throughout the shift regarding patient care and data collection. - Ensures that the unit is in continuous survey readiness - No food/drink in nurses station - No open containers in patient pantry - No outside food in patient refrigerator - No boxes etc. or floor - Staff refrigerator kept clean - Linens covered at all times - Keep fire door closed - Maintain clean/tidy nurses station, locker room, pantry - Maintain patient confidentiality - Ensures confidentiality of patient records and other written information - Performs other related duties as assigned. Check we didn't miss any: The text also had "Regulatory agency i.e.: Ensures that the unit is in continuous survey readiness No food/drink in nurses station No open containers in patient pantry No outside food in patient refrigerator No boxes etc. or floor Staff refrigerator kept clean Linens covered at all times Keep fire door closed Maintain clean/tidy nurses station, locker
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Pay section: