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UPMC Patient Care Technician, 4IU (Medical Respiratory Intermediate Unit) in Erie, Pennsylvania

UPMC Hamot is hiring a Patient Care Technician to join the 4 Medical Respiratory Intermediate unit! 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!

Previous patient care experience required.

Schedule: Rotating days and nights, 20 hours per week (flexible options: two 8-hour shifts and one 4-hour shift, or one 12-hour shift and one 8-hour shift).

Title and salary will be determined based upon education and experience.

Responsibilities:

  • Provides patient care, assists with procedures and daily activities, physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies, and reports changes to the RN.

  • Performs core nursing assistant tasks (blood glucose, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collections, Foley care) and at least four additional 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, and maintains professional relationships.

  • Contributes to unit activities (responding to call lights, telephones, passing meal trays, transporting patients).

  • Receives feedback, identifies learning needs, improves skills, and participates in self-review.

  • Provides patient and family instruction under RN direction, applies/removes restraints per protocol.

  • Communicates clearly with the healthcare team, understands cultural diversity, supports workplace safety, and maintains productive relationships.

  • Adheres to patient care policies, complies with safety procedures, and documents in medical records.

  • Suggests and supports departmental changes, assumes responsibility, and supports projects and quality initiatives.

  • Performs core nursing assistant responsibilities (ADLs, point of care testing, weights, vital signs, I&O, telemetry monitor application, HAC & PSI prevention, simple dressings, restraints, bladder scan, specimen collections, ticket to ride).

  • Achieves and maintains competency in advanced skills (phlebotomy/venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, Foley catheter removal, basic arrhythmia, 12-lead EKG, NG tubes clamping/removal).

  • High school diploma or equivalent.

  • Must have either:

  • 1 year of general healthcare experience.

  • 6 months of experience as 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 is limited to the distribution of the medication 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

If you would like to discuss this opportunity and more with a Recruiter for Hamot Nursing and Nursing Support, you can schedule an appointment to meet with us during our virtual office hours! We are available Mondays and Wednesdays 8AM-10AM, 12PM-2PM, 5PM-7PM. We are also available every first Saturday of the month by request, please email morrisonlm2@upmc.edu to request Saturdays.

Please click this link to schedule an appointment: Hamot Recruiter Office Hours Scheduling (https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/hamotrecruiterofficehours@upmc.edu/bookings/)

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