Patient Care Technician - Surgery Trauma & Burn ICU

About the Role

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) reports to the Nurse Manager. Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, the PCT performs multi-skilled activities to support a decentralized patient-centered approach to patient care and achieve desired outcomes in the Surgery Trauma Burn ICU.

This is a regular, full-time hourly position with a scheduled workweek of 36 hours on a rotating shift, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Perform multi-skilled activities to support patient care under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Assist with patient transfers, mobility, and daily living activities.
• Push wheelchairs and stretchers as required.
• Maintain a safe and clean patient care environment.
• Work effectively in stressful situations and adapt to rotating shifts.

Requirements

Patient Care Technician I

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Patient Care Technician II

High school diploma/GED and ONE of the following:

• Associate or Bachelor's degree.
• At least 1 year of work experience in a 0.6 FTE PCT I position at MUSC CHS.
• 1 year of experience in a healthcare facility.
• Active enrollment in nursing school with completion of Nursing Fundamentals from an accredited institution.
• Active enrollment in a healthcare-related field from an accredited institution.
• Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Medical Assistant Certification from an accredited institution.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 2 weeks of hire; must maintain current BLS certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA-recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform job functions while standing, sitting, and walking (Continuous).
• Ability to climb stairs (Infrequent).
• Ability to work indoors (Continuous) and outside in temperature extremes (Infrequent).
• Ability to work from elevated areas (Frequent) and in confined/cramped spaces (Frequent).
• Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions (Infrequent), bending at the waist (Continuous), twisting at the waist (Frequent), and squatting (Frequent).
• Ability to perform pinching, gross motor, and fine manipulation operations with fingers and hands (Continuous).
• Ability to reach overhead (Frequent) and in all directions (Continuous).
• Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted (Infrequent).
• Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted (Infrequent).
• Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (Infrequent).
• Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force (Frequent). Examples include:
  • Transferring a 100 lb. patient who cannot assist requires 50 lbs. of force; for every additional 100 lbs., assistance is required.
  • 20 lbs. of force is needed to push a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet.
  • 25 lbs. of force is required to push a stretcher with a patient using one hand.
• Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes (Continuous).
• Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance, match or discriminate between colors, determine distance/relationship between objects, and maintain good peripheral vision (Continuous).
• Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction (Continuous).
• Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements (Continuous).
• Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations (Continuous).
• Ability to work rotating shifts and overtime as required (Frequent).
• Ability to work in a latex-safe environment (Continuous).
• Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions (Continuous).
• Selected positions: Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function (Continuous).
• Selected positions: Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required (Continuous).

Pay

Hourly pay, Pay Grade Health-21.

Schedule

36 scheduled weekly hours on a rotating shift consisting of three 12-hour shifts per week, including weekends and holidays.