Patient Care Technician, (PCT) - Acute Care/ICU, Full Time, Night Shift

At Island Health, people are at the center of everything we do. As a part of the Acute Care/ICU team, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our mission to care for those who care for others. You’ll help create a positive and seamless experience for every team member — ensuring they feel valued, supported, and heard.

Location: Anacortes, WA, Onsite

Schedule

• 0.9 FTE / Night Shift

Pay

• $21.12/hr - $31.37/hr
• Night Differential - $2.75
• Evening Differential - $2.25
• Weekend Differential - $1.50

Responsibilities

• Answers signal lights and bells to determine patients’ needs.
• Bathes, dresses, and undresses patients.
• Serves and collects food trays and feeds patients requiring help.
• Transports patients to treatment units, using wheelchair, stretcher, bed, or may assist them to walk.
• Assists with ambulation.
• Drapes patients for examinations and treatments, and remains with patients, performing such duties as holding instruments and adjusting lights.
• Assists patients to bathroom, bedside commode, or with use of bedpan for toileting.
• Tidies and cleans patients’ rooms.
• Washes and dresses bodies of deceased persons.
• Changes bed linens, runs errands, directs visitors, and answers telephones.
• Takes and records blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration rates, glucose levels, and food and liquid intake and output as directed. Reports unusual findings to nurse.
• Assists with turning and repositioning patients as needed.
• Reports to RN any abnormal vital signs, skin breakdown, decline in mentation or other observed changes.
• Enters data into computer system.
• Places telemetry electrodes accurately when ordered.
• Collects urine and stool specimens for lab, runs guiac testing.

Requirements

• Current Washington State Nursing Assistant Certification
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification
• 3 to 6 months previous CNA experience preferred
• High School Diploma or G.E.D. preferred

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off and Extended Illness Benefits
• Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Vested Retirement Contributions and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment Programs
• Employee Recognition Events and a supportive, community-focused team

Make a difference with us at Island Health, where every role contributes to our mission of compassionate, high-quality care. Join us and help create a workplace where every team member feels valued and supported.