Patient Care Technician, Float Pool

UPMC Hamot is hiring a Patient Care Technician to join the Float Pool!

If you're passionate about patient care and looking for an opportunity to work in different specializations, we invite you to apply today!

This position is Full-Time with rotating shifts, holidays and weekends required.

4, 8, or 12 hour shifts available!

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

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care, including bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, and ambulating patients.

• Maintains a safe and organized environment, completing safety checks, cleaning equipment, changing linens, and clearing hallways.

• Acquires and distributes supplies and equipment to support patient care, including ordering, charging/crediting, and stocking supplies.

• Delivers patient nourishments, fills water pitchers, and distributes patient mail.

• Performs core nursing assistant responsibilities: blood glucose, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collections, and Foley care.

• Provides feedback to the RN regarding patient care and reports changes in patient status.

• May apply, monitor, and remove patient restraints per protocol.

• Receives and acts on feedback, identifies learning needs, and participates in self-review.

• Communicates effectively with the healthcare team and demonstrates cultural competence.

• Supports safety in the workplace and maintains productive relationships with patients and colleagues.

• Suggests and supports departmental changes, assuming responsibility for assignments.

• Reports equipment malfunctions and establishes effective communication strategies.

• Contributes to unit activities, responds to call lights, passes meal trays, and transports patients.

• Provides diversional activities to reduce restraint use and documents care in the medical record.

• Completes clerical functions, complies with safety policies, and adheres to all patient care protocols.

• Responds to emergent situations within the scope of the nursing assistant role.

• Provides companionship and supervision for patients as required.

• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Successful completion of UPMC nursing assistant or EIC training program.

• Knowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques.

• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred.

• Access to medications is limited to the distribution of 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.

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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

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