• Patient Care Tech. (Float Pool)

    UPMC (Seneca, PA)


    Patient Care Technician - UPMC Northwest, Seneca, PA

     

    Make an impact in a fast-paced, diverse healthcare environment! Join our Float Pool as a full-time PCT with a flexible schedule, 10% differential, and comprehensive benefits. Provide compassionate, patient-centered care while growing your skills and being part of a supportive, collaborative team.

    Responsibilities:

    + Provide compassionate patient care, assisting with activities of daily living, procedures, and therapies while reporting changes in patient status to the RN.

    + Perform core nursing assistant duties including vital signs, blood glucose, weights, I&O, specimen collection, Foley care, and ADLs.

    + Perform additional clinical skills as needed, such as phlebotomy, EKGs, simple dressings, catheter or IV removal, point-of-care testing, bladder scans, and restraint application/removal.

    + Support unit operations by responding to call lights, transporting patients, passing meals, and maintaining equipment.

    + Document care accurately in the medical record and communicate effectively with patients, families, and the care team.

    + Participate in ongoing learning, competency development, quality initiatives, and department projects while maintaining safety and compliance with hospital policies.

    + High school diploma or GED.

    + Must also meet one of the following:

    + 1 year of general healthcare experience, OR

    + 6 months of experience as a UPMC Nursing Assistant/CNA with PCT competency achieved within 120 days of hire/transfer/promotion for those with less than 1 year of experience, OR

    + Enrollment in a PT/OT/PA or related healthcare training program with at least one completed clinical rotation, OR

    + Completion of a bachelor's degree in a health sciences field.

    + Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic, or current enrollment in an EMT/Paramedic program, preferred.

    Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

    + CPR/BLS required per AHA standards (didactic and skills demonstration) within 30 days of hire.

    + ACLS preferred.

    + Act 33/34/73

     

    UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran