PCT, Foster Wing Nights

Position Details

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $15.00 - $24.49
Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details: Holidays – Every Other Holiday, Monday through Friday;
Weekends – Every Other Weekend.

Scheduled

Hours:

11 p‑7 a

Shift: 3 – Night Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 24

Cost Center: 24050 – 1420 Progressive Care

This position may have a signing bonus available; a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver. At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading‑edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community, and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Under the direction of the appropriate licensed clinician, the Patient Care Technician I performs a variety of patient care activities and receives workplace education and training to assist members of the healthcare team in the care of patients.

• Provides clear, timely communication to the RN regarding observations and changes seen in patients, including changes in skin condition, vital signs, and/or mental status.
• Provides constant observation of high‑risk patients as assigned by the Resource Nurse or designee.
• Participates in the development and maintenance of a safe environment, utilizes interventions to de‑escalate patients, and if unsuccessful participates in restraints in accordance with training and education as directed.
• Assists patients with daily living activities such as personal hygiene, ambulation, meals, and nourishment.
• Assists in moving, lifting, positioning, and transporting patients by utilizing proper safety techniques and body mechanics in all work‑related activities.
• Maintains patient safety by performing patient safety checks, utilizing fall prevention alternative devices/strategies as directed, and following the Restraint Policy standards when caring for a restrained patient.
• Takes and records vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure and pulse oximetry). Measures and records patients' height and weight.
• Performs EKGs, performs point‑of‑care tests and bladder scanning according to hospital standards. Collects, labels and prepares specimens for transport to the lab.
• Performs phlebotomy in certain locations.
• Performs selected unit‑specific procedures such as battery changes for telemetry units, checking status of unit equipment, cleaning equipment between patients, and proper storage of supplies.
• Assists the RN/Licensed Independent Practitioner with treatments and procedures by preparing patient, obtaining and setting up equipment and supplies (e.g., intravenous and hemodynamic lines), and utilizes sterile technique when indicated. Provides emotional support to the patient and cleans up equipment and supplies following the treatment or procedure.
• Observes, measures, records oral food and fluid intake, sets up full‑strength tube feeding solutions, refills tube feeding bags as directed, empties and records output from a variety of sources, and performs ostomy care on established ostomate patients as directed.
• Demonstrates sensitivity and responsiveness to patients' needs, builds positive rapport and relationships, and provides respectful, culturally and age‑appropriate communication with patients, staff, family, visitors, and others.
• Replenishes patient and unit supplies and equipment.
• Requests assistance from identified resources when more direction is needed.
• Keeps current with hospital and unit changes by reading communication boards and/or books, bulletin boards, posted notices and responds to UMMHC e‑mails regularly.
• Has the ability to precept new Patient Care…