Patient Care Technician - Intermediate Care Unit (5ABCD) - 501204

About the role

Patient Care Technician facilitates and assists in meeting the needs of the patient. These tasks are to be within the range of responsibilities that the Registered Nurse (RN) can rightfully delegate to an unlicensed patient care provider.

Responsibilities

• Follows the direction of the Registered Nurse, the Lead/Charge Nurse, the Nursing Director/Assistant Nursing Director, as well as the House Supervisor.
• Facilitates and assists in meeting the needs of the patient.
• Works some weekends and holidays.
• May be required to rotate shifts and units.

Requirements

• High School graduate or GED equivalent.
• Successfully completed the UTMC Healthcare Tech training course and maintains CPR/BLS certification thereafter.
• Has a current CPR/BLS certification and at least one of the following:
  • Successfully passed a State Approved Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam or State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) exam and has an active certification on the applicable state registry at the time of application.
  • A recent graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Ability to write legibly, speak articulately, and follow directions accurately.
• Ability to plan and organize work and to work under supervision.
• Willingness to accept responsibility for patients in their care when performing delegated functions of this position and to perform delegated duties in accordance with established methods and procedures.

Qualifications

• Ability to orally communicate good manual dexterity.
• Visual acuity of 20/20 or corrected to 20/20 including color vision when applicable; ability to hear (with or without aides).
• Push, pull, roll, and transfer/lift 50 pounds occasionally.
• Stand, walk, bend, reach, stoop, kneel frequently.
• Perform CPR.

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$17.17 per hour

Schedule

Varies- May work 2 weekend shifts/mo & 1 major holiday/yr subject to UTMC's needs