Patient Care Technician - Labor & Delivery

Description

In the Patient Care Technician role, you will play a key role in the department and will be responsible for assisting in the care of hospital patients, under the direction of a Registered Nurse and medical staff.

Island Health is looking for an experienced Labor & Delivery Patient Care Technician for team at our hospital in Anacortes, WA.

Location: Anacortes, WA, Onsite

Schedule: 0.6 FTE / Full Time / Days

Salary: $21.54/hr - $32.00/hr

Differentials: Night Differential - $2.25, Evening Differential - $1.65, Weekend Differential - $1.50

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• Answers signal lights and bells to determine patients’ needs.
• Bathes, dresses, and undresses patients.
• Serves and collects food trays and feeds patients requiring help.
• Transports patients to treatment units, using wheelchair, stretcher, bed, or may assist them to walk.
• Assist with ambulation.
• Drapes patients for examinations and treatments, and remains with patients, performing such duties as holding instruments and adjusting lights.
• Assist patients to bathroom, bedside commode, or with use of bedpan for toileting.
• Tidy and clean patients’ rooms.
• Washes and dresses bodies of deceased persons.
• Changes bed linens, runs errands, directs visitors, and answers telephones.
• Takes and records blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration rates, glucose levels, and food and liquid intake and output as directed. Reports unusual findings to nurse.
• Assists with turning and repositioning patients as needed.
• Reports to RN any abnormal vital signs, skin breakdown, decline in mentation or other observed changes.
• Enters data into computer system.
• Places telemetry electrodes accurately when ordered.
• Collects urine and stool specimens for lab, runs guaiac testing.

• Current Washington State Nursing Assistant Certification.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification.
• 3 to 6 months previous CNA experience preferred.
• High School Diploma or G.E.D. preferred.

At Island Health, every role contributes to our mission of compassionate, high-quality care. Join us and help create a workplace where every team member feels valued and supported.

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off and Extended Illness Benefits
• Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Vested Retirement Contributions and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment Programs
• Employee Recognition Events and a supportive, community-focused team

Apply today and take the next step in your career with Island Health.