Position
- Patient
- Care
- Tech/Health
- Unit
- Coordinator
- Department:
- Inpatient
- Rehab
- Shift: 6:30am-7:00pm
- Full
- Time
- Days, 36 hours a week, 72 hours per pay period
- Facility: Atrium Medical Center
- They collaborate with nurses and doctors to provide personalized care for patients.
- They can: Check vital signs, such as temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
- Help patients move around, get dressed, and eat.
- Collect samples like urine.
- Report any changes in a patient's condition to a nurse.
- Walks, ADLs, Weighing Patients; Vitals The PCT works under the supervision of a nurse, who ensures they are performing tasks safely and correctly.
- Sometimes, the PCT may also be referred to as a Patient Care Technician/Unit Clerk (PCT/HUC).
- Like HUC, they assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also helps patients receive the best care possible.
- So, even though PCTs don't wear capes, they are essential members of the healthcare team who help patients feel better and recover their health.
- The PCT is a multi-skilled individual able to perform technical and clinical tasks/procedures under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and delegated in accordance with the Ohio Board of Nursing.
- Identities abnormal findings based on established standards and guidelines and reports those findings to the Registered Nurse.
- The HUC is pivotal in the overall function of the unit including coordinating communication, data entry and stocking/ordering of supplies.
- Provides clerical assistance to physicians and staff.
- Provides direction and guidance to patients, families and visitors while promoting a positive patient experience.
- Tasks are performed under the oversight of the RN in coordination with other team members.
Education
You'll need a high school diploma or GED.
Training
Before you start, you'll need to get a BLS CPR certificate. They can teach you how to do CPR at your orientation, too, so you don't need to do it beforehand.
Experience
- No previous job experience is required, but you should have one of the following: Finished STNA, CNA, or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training. Helped care for patients in the past 5 years (like taking their temperature, bathing them, or helping them use the restroom) Are in nursing school and have finished one clinical rotation.
- Other
- Skills: You can handle doing many things simultaneously, even when people interrupt you, and still be nice. You know how to use a computer. You're good at organizing things. You can talk and listen well to others.
- Bonus points: You've worked in a hospital before.
