Location: Erie,PA, USA
UPMC Hamot is hiring a Patient Care Technician to join the MICU!
If you're passionate about patient care and looking for a career that offers great benefits and plenty of room for growth, we invite you to explore this opportunity today!
This position is Full-Time, with rotating day and night shifts.
At least one year of direct patient care experience required.
_Title and salary will be determined based upon education and experience._
**Responsibilities:**
+ Provides patient care, including assisting with procedures and activities of daily living.
+ Assists with physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies.
+ Provides feedback to the RN and reports changes in patient status.
+ Performs UPMC core nursing assistant responsibilities (blood glucose, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collections, Foley care).
+ Completes at least four of the following tasks: phlebotomy, 12-lead EKG, simple dressing, Foley catheter removal, point of care testing, bladder scan, straight catheter, IV catheter removal.
+ Reports equipment malfunctions.
+ Communicates effectively with other departments.
+ Establishes professional and respectful interpersonal relationships.
+ Contributes to unit activities (responding to call lights, passing meal trays, transporting patients).
+ Receives and acts on feedback and direction.
+ Identifies and communicates learning needs to the unit director.
+ Takes action to improve knowledge, skills, and performance.
+ Requests assistance in planning and prioritizing activities.
+ Participates in self-review.
+ Provides patient and family instruction under the RN's direction.
+ May apply, monitor, and remove patient restraints per protocol.
+ Communicates clearly and effectively with the healthcare team.
+ Understands cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in health professions.
+ Supports workplace safety.
+ Maintains productive relationships with colleagues and patients.
+ Adheres to policies and procedures.
+ Complies with safety policies and procedures, including standard precautions.
+ Supports departmental changes and quality initiatives.
+ Documents in the medical record according to procedures.
+ Completes work in a timely and productive manner.
+ Performs department clerical functions as needed.
+ Achieves and maintains competency in advanced skills based on departmental needs (phlebotomy/venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrhythmia, 12-lead EKG, NG tubes clamping and removal).
+ Performs other assigned duties.
+ High school diploma or equivalent.
+ Must have one of the following: - 1 year of general healthcare experience. - 6 months as a UPMC Nursing Assistant/CNA with PCT competency achieved within 120 days of hire/transfer/promotion. - Enrollment in PT/OT/PA program or related healthcare training program with completion of at least one clinical rotation. - Completion of a bachelor's degree in a health sciences field.
+ Successful completion of UPMC patient care technician class.
+ Successful completion of basic information system training.
+ Microcomputer experience preferred
+ Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing
+ Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic or currently enrolled in an EMT or Paramedic program preferred
+ Access to medications limited to distribution to the nurse
**Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:**
+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
+ ACLS preferred.
**UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**