Job detail

Patient Care Technician

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

#CNA #BLS #CPR #Paramedic #Orthopedics #Nursing Services #Patient Care Technician #EMT #Surgical Care #Hospital Corpsman

Quick overview

The Patient Care Technician provides supportive tasks for patient care within the Orthopedics Surgical department. All duties are performed under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.

Requirements summary

Candidates must hold a valid license as a CNA, EMT, Paramedic, or equivalent military medical specialty, or be an eligible nursing student. A high school diploma or equivalent is mandatory, and BLS/CPR certification is preferred.

high schoolprofessional certificateComputer ApplicationsPatient CareClinical SupportCPRBasic Life SupportNursing Support

Job description

Department

Orthopedics Surgical Job Summary

The Patient Care Technician performs tasks supportive to delivery of patient care in assigned departments under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.

Required Qualifications • Require one of the following

1.) Florida licensure as Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), or Paramedic, or a military Hospital Corpsman, Combat Medic Specialist, or Aerospace Medical Service Specialist; or National licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); which must be maintained active during employment; or 2.)
Nursing students who are eligible for
CNA exam are required to: a.) currently be enrolled in or a graduate of an accredited school of Nursing (RN/LPN); b.) if enrolled, have completed the first semester of clinical for ASN/BSN degree or completion of first trimester for LPN; and c.) cannot be currently licensed in the U.S. as a RN or LPN; or 3.) Patient Care
Technician (PCT) or
Certified
Nursing
Assistant (CNA)
Certification: Provide certification of successful completion of a Florida State Board approved program and successfully obtain a Florida CNA license within 120 days of graduation. For a full list of Florida State
Board-approved programs, click on or copy this link to your browser: https://floridasnursing.gov/forms/cna-training-prog.pdf **Employees hired without the above licensure and/or by years of experience only prior to 11/11/19, are grandfathered in and will have the option of obtaining the stipulated licensure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer working knowledge of commonly used computer applications.

Mandatory Education

HS EQ: High School Diploma, GED or Certificate

Preferred Education: Required License and Certs

BLS: Basic Life Support/CPR

Preferred License and Certs

Employment Screening Requirements

As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/