Job Description

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!

• Provides patient care, assists with procedures and daily activities. Assists with physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies.
• Provides feedback to RN, reports changes in patient status.
• Performs core nursing assistant tasks: blood glucose, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collections, Foley care.
• Performs 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 with other departments. Establishes professional, respectful relationships.
• Contributes to unit activities: responding to call lights, phones, passing meal trays, transporting patients.
• Receives feedback, identifies learning needs, improves knowledge and skills. Provides patient and family instruction under RN direction, manages patient restraints.
• Communicates effectively with healthcare team, understands cultural diversity and workplace safety. Adheres to policies and procedures, complies with safety standards.
• Supports department changes, projects, and quality initiatives. Documents in medical records, performs clerical functions.
• Achieves and maintains competency in advanced skills: phlebotomy/venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, Foley catheter removal, basic arrhythmia, 12-lead EKG, NG tube clamping/removal.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• In addition to the required standard competencies, achieve and maintain competency and/or perform at least 1 or more of the following advanced skills: phlebotomy/venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrythmia, 12-lead EKG, and NG tubes clamping and removal.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have either:
  • 1 year of general healthcare experience.
  • 6 months as UPMC Nursing Assistant/CNA with PCT competency within 120 days of hire/transfer/promotion.
  • Enrollment in PT/OT/PA program or related healthcare training with 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 communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• EMT or Paramedic certification, or currently enrolled in an EMT or Paramedic program preferred.
• Access to medications is limited to distribution to the nurse.
  
  

• 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 34
• ACLS preferred
  
  

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