UHC- Patient Care Tech (PCT)- 6 North

This position performs nonprofessional direct and indirect patient care activities including personal, physical and comfort needs of patients, under the supervision of a registered professional nurse. This position will provide high-quality patient care in coordination with licensed medical staff.

About the role

• Observes and reports all patient concerns/changes in condition to a registered nurse immediately.
• Affords assistance to the Registered Nurse with admission, transfer, discharge and general patient care duties.
• Records the vital signs, assists in personal hygiene and other patient comfort measures.
• Records oral intake and outputs (temperature, blood pressure and other monitoring).
• Affords assistance in specimen collection and other activities of assigned patients.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment to help prevent and/or control infections and to provide for safety of patients, visitors and employees.

Responsibilities

• Assists in indirect patient care by maintaining a clean and safe environment to help prevent and/or control infections and to provide for safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Schedules weekly hours: 36.
• Shift: Night.
• Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Non-Exempt).

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Certification: Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
  • Licensure: Completion of WVUM Patient Care Technician program OR Current Certified Nursing Assistant Certification issued by state where services are provided: OH – Nurse Aide through Ohio Nurses Aide Registry WV – Nurse Aide through WV DHHR.
  • Experience: Prior patient care experience.

Qualifications

• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Prior patient care experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Effective communication with staff and patients.
• Adaptability to changing environments.

Physical Requirements

• Heavy/Hard Work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, and walking.

Working Environment

• Working closely with others.
• Working protracted or irregular hours.
• Working around biohazards.
• Working around infectious diseases.
• Working with or near the deceased.
• Working with hands in water.
• Working with electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.