Patient Care Technician / PCT ER

About the role

Join our team as a day shift, PRN, Emergency Room, Patient Care Technician (PCT) in Albuquerque, NM. We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being. Our people-first culture prioritizes your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive environment where you are valued and cared for. We use advanced technology to enhance patient care at Lovelace Westside Hospital, which serves Albuquerque’s Westside and Rio Rancho with a 24-hour emergency department and a wide range of inpatient and outpatient surgical capabilities, including ENT, bariatric, and orthopedic service lines.

Responsibilities

• Works under the limited supervision of nursing and medical staff to perform all duties of a PCT, including assisting patients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, and other ADLs.
• Observes patients’ progress and prepares reports for the Registered Nurse or other medical staff.
• Obtains and records patients' vital signs and collects specimens for lab tests.
• Provides basic patient transport and housekeeping duties.
• Measures and records patients' intake and output and other measurements in accordance with unit routines.
• Assists patients with range of motion and draws blood.
• Provides treatments to patients, performs technical procedures such as feeding tube and catheter administration, suture/staple removal, splinting of extremities, and performs ECGs as ordered.
• Coordinates daily activities for assigned unit, including general clerical and administrative support.
• Participates in performance improvement activities to enhance and maintain personal and department qualifications and standards of performance.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• Competent to perform in at least two general areas of practice (cross-trained and cross competent to cover more than one hospital service, role, or function).
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Phlebotomy or completion of a Phlebotomy course.
• Demonstrated proficiency in phlebotomy.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• 5 years’ experience in acute or long-term care.
• Completion of approved CNA, PCT, or paramedic (EMT-P) program.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Tuition assistance.
• Resources supporting wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• Career growth opportunities.