Patient Care Tech - MedSurg, Trauma, Nights
Athens, GA – Part-time Nights (7pm-7am) with sign-on bonus available.
About the Role
Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you'll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work. You'll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are invested in your success, offering wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards to meet your needs today and help you plan for the future.
The surgery unit has 29 beds and serves a dynamic patient population, including surgical, trauma, and a variety of medical patients. Surgeries typically involve the neck to the gut, such as:
- GI surgeries (colon resections, small bowel resections, cholecystectomies, appendectomies)
- Vascular surgeries
- Mastectomies
- Thyroidectomies
- Maxillofacial procedures
Patients may have an ostomy, NGT, feeding tubes, drains, or other medical devices. Trauma patients may have multiple injuries, chest tubes, a tracheostomy, or other drains but are stable enough for a non-ICU/step-down med-surg floor. As a Level 2 trauma center, we offer an energetic team environment focused on patient safety, professional relationships, and staff development.
Responsibilities
The Patient Care Tech, under the supervision of licensed clinical staff, provides care to patients from birth through the lifecycle, demonstrating competency with treatments, procedures, and equipment appropriate to the clinical setting and hospital policy. Patient ratios are determined by volume and acuity of patient needs, with extenuating circumstances potentially adjusting ratios.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Preferred
- No experience required; 1 year of patient care experience Preferred
Qualifications
- BCLS - Basic Life Support Required upon hire
- CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant Preferred
- Certification from a Patient Care Technician program Preferred