Patient Care Tech Digestive Health: PT 8a-4:30p

About the Role

Join Firelands Health, the largest and most comprehensive healthcare resource in the Sandusky Bay region, serving Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron counties. Enjoy living and working in Sandusky, voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America,” along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness
• Comprehensive major medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Health and wellness offerings
• Monthly employee events

If you are interested in becoming an RN, Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is conveniently located within our health system and partners with Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Firelands College for career advancement.

Responsibilities

• Assist with delivering patient care, including obtaining vital signs, feeding, toileting, hygiene care, finger-stick blood sugar readings, maintaining skin integrity, performing EKGs, and ambulating/transferring patients
• Perform routine procedures such as surgical skin preps and enemas
• Schedule diagnostic procedures/tests/appointments and coordinate orders with physicians, charge nurses, caregivers, ancillary departments, and other facilities
• Answer call lights promptly and notify appropriate personnel of patient needs
• Demonstrate service excellence to meet patient satisfaction goals
• Recognize significant changes in patient condition and take appropriate action
• Collect data, report information, and perform interventions to improve quality issues
• Obtain patient information/data while maintaining confidentiality
• Order and enter charges for procedures, supplies, and equipment
• Report problems or concerns to the appropriate person or department and assist in resolution
• Perform vital signs, height, weight, and visual acuity in triage
• Assist with sterile field setup for suturing and procedures
• Perform other patient care activities as trained and directed by the RN

Must be flexible, adaptable, and a team player with positive professional communication skills and guest relations.

Requirements

• Previous hospital experience preferred
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Current BLS certification required or obtained within 30 days of hire