Patient Care Technician, Mom-Baby at UPMC
Date: 9 hours ago
City: Erie, PA
Contract type: Full time
UPMC Hamot Women's Hospital is hiring a Patient Care Technician to join the Mom-Baby Unit!
This position is full-time, rotating days and overnights.
Are you a healthcare professional interested in a career that provides plenty of opportunity for growth and development? 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!
1 Year Of Previous Patient Care Experience Required.
Title and Salary will be determined based upon education and experience.
Responsibilities:
This position is full-time, rotating days and overnights.
Are you a healthcare professional interested in a career that provides plenty of opportunity for growth and development? 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!
1 Year Of Previous Patient Care Experience Required.
Title and Salary will be determined based upon education and experience.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with patient care, procedures, and daily living activities. Support physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies.
- Report patient status changes and provide feedback to RNs. Perform core nursing assistant duties: ADLs, blood glucose, weights, vitals, I&O, specimen collection, Foley care.
- Competent in at least four additional tasks: phlebotomy, EKG, simple dressings, Foley/IV removal, bladder scan, straight catheter, point-of-care testing.
- Report equipment malfunctions and communicate with relevant departments. Respond to call lights, phones, pass meal trays, and transport patients. Accept feedback, identify learning needs, and seek help with prioritization.
- Educate patients/families under RN direction; manage restraints per protocol. Communicate effectively with healthcare team; respect diversity and safety.
- Maintain professional relationships and demonstrate accountability and motivation. Follow all patient care and hospital policies, including safety protocols.
- Support departmental changes, projects, and quality initiatives. Document care accurately and perform clerical duties as needed.
- Ensure timely, productive completion of assigned tasks. Limited medication access—only to distribute to nurses.
- In addition to the required standard competencies, the Patient Care Technician will achieve and maintain competency and/or perform at least 1 or more of the following advanced skills based on department operational need: phlebotomy/venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrythmia, 12-lead EKG, and NG tubes clamping and removal.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Must meet one of the following:
- 1 year of general healthcare experience.
- 6 months as UPMC Nursing Assistant/CNA with PCT competency within 120 days.
- Enrollment in PT/OT/PA or related healthcare program with at least one clinical rotation completed.
- Bachelor’s degree in a health sciences field.
- Successful completion of UPMC Patient Care Technician class. Successful completion of eRecord training.
- EMT or Paramedic certification, or current enrollment in such a program preferred.
- 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
- Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal within 90 days of hire or transfer
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- ACLS preferred
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