Patient Care Technician - 5 West Unit - FT

About the role

Transform Healthcare As a part of the patient care team, you'll experience an environment defined by a deep commitment to your personal well-being and professional development. This is a great opportunity to start your health care career journey, within a setting renowned for clinical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Takes the patient's blood pressure, checks their oxygen levels and temperature
• Assists patients with bathing, meals, toileting, ambulation, and other basic needs
• Provides one-on-one care of patients on suicide or safety precautions
• Supports multiple nursing units and interacts with unit staff, patients, physicians, families, visitors, management, ancillary departments, and the general public
• Maintains patient, staff and customer confidentiality
• Performs nonsterile wound care dressings, replaces and removes saline locks, and conducts colostomy bag changes (competency appropriate)
• Supports department/unit staff scheduling, including covering lunch assignments
• Reviews medical records for outstanding orders and notifies nurses of stat orders and medication changes
• Orders department/unit supplies and equipment and stocks/organizes supplies
• Operates and maintains general office equipment
• Follows procedures for timely equipment repairs
• Learns and leads streamlined, timely and comprehensive admission, transfer, and discharge processes keeping the patient experience as the top focus
• Welcomes and assists patients and visitors; assists with registration
• Serves as “face” of the unit; role models service excellence behaviors at all times
• Communicates effectively with unit staff, patients, physicians, families, visitors, management, ancillary departments, and the general public
• Interacts with unit staff, patients, physicians, families, visitors, management, ancillary departments, and the general public
• Maintains patient, staff and customer confidentiality
• Follows set guidelines and procedures in the execution of daily tasks
• Works in a patient care environment and is often fast-paced, requiring use of prioritization skills
• Complies with set guidelines and procedures in the execution of daily tasks

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent education
• Previous experience in direct patient care preferred
• Certified Nursing Assistant preferred
• AHA BLS-HCP required within 6 months of hire

Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills
• Successfully completes orientation and competency validation for position

Skills

• Basic nursing care
• Advanced technical skills
• Documentation and reporting
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Customer service
• Confidentiality
• Equipment operation and maintenance
• Admission, transfer, and discharge processes
• Unit-based interdepartmental patient rounds
• Shared governance and/or organization councils/committees
• Service excellence behaviors

Benefits

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
Employer Funded Pension Plan, vested after five years (Voluntary 403B)
Paid Time Off (accrued from day one)
Onsite fitness studios and discounts to our Carilion Wellness centers
Access to our health and wellness app, Personify Health
Discounts on childcare

Pay

$17.39 - $24.35

Schedule

Full time, working the day shift with every other weekend and rotating holidays