Patient Care Technician PCU
About the Role
As a Patient Care Technician (PCT), you will be a vital part of our collaborative nursing team, supporting Registered Nurses in providing hands-on care and helping create a safe, welcoming environment for patients. You'll assist with daily needs such as vital signs, mobility, and personal care, while helping RNs monitor conditions and carry out care plans. Your attention, empathy, and teamwork help restore comfort and dignity for every patient you serve and make our mission to improve lives a reality each day.
Responsibilities
- Assisting with patient preparation, mobility, transfers, and comfort to support smooth care and recovery
- Providing non-medicated care such as dressing changes, skin protection, and use of supportive devices
- Keeping patient areas and common spaces clean, organized, and stocked to maintain safety and efficiency
- Managing supplies, equipment, and logs to support infection control and team readiness
- Communicating kindly with patients, families, and the care team to support safety and quality
Requirements
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Patient Care Tech Training, or (CNA) Certified Nursing Assistant must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date
- No prior experience required
Benefits
Lee's Summit Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
About the Facility
Lee's Summit Medical Center is an 80+ bed full-service hospital serving Lee’s Summit and surrounding areas. Our services are supported by more than 300 physicians representing more than 40 specialties. We have over 500 highly trained colleagues and 60 volunteers.
Our services and specialties include:
- Cardiology
- Cancer care
- Endoscopy
- Emergency services
- Imaging
- Neurology
- Pain management
- Pulmonology
- Physical therapy, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, sports medicine, and respiratory care
- Women’s care
- An array of surgical services
We have a dually-accredited Chest Pain and Primary Stroke Center. Our hospital is affiliated with HCA Healthcare Midwest Health. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times and spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.