Patient Care Tech; PCT​/Inpatient Trauma

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Patient Care Tech (PCT) / Inpatient Trauma – Find out how well you match with this job

Job

Facility:
Miami Valley Hospital

Category:
Position:
Patient Care Tech | Department:
Inpatient Trauma | Shift: 7:00 pm–7:30 am Full Time 36 hours a week, 72 hours per pay period Days

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.
• 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.

• Check vital signs, such as temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
• Help patients move around, get dressed, and eat.
• Report any changes in a patient s condition to a nurse.
• Walks, ADLs, Weighing Patients;
  Vitals

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.