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.
Qualifications:
* 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