Department Orthopedics / Surgical Job Summary The Patient Care Technician performs tasks supportive to delivery of patient care in assigned departments under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

Required Qualifications - Require successful completion of Annual Total Hip and Knee joint replacement education / programmatic requirements upon hire and then annually as outlined in the orthopedic total hip and knee education plan - Require one of the following : 1.

Florida licensure as Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); Paramedic, or a military corpsman;

or National licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); which must be maintained active during employment; or 2.

Nursing students who are eligible for CNA exam are required to : a.) currently be enrolled in an accredited school of Nursing (RN / LPN);

b.) have completed the first semester of clinical for ASN / BSN degree or completion of first trimester for LPN; and c.) cannot be currently licensed in the U.

S. as a RN or LPN; or 3.) Patient Care Technician (PCT) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certification : Provide certification of successful completion of a Florida State Board approved program and successfully obtain a Florida CNA license within 120 days of graduation.

For a full list of Florida State Board-approved programs, click on or copy this link to your browser : cna-training-prog.

Preferred Qualifications Mandatory Education HS EQ : High School Diploma, GED or Certificate Preferred Education Required License and Certs BLS : Basic Life Support / CPR Preferred License and Certs 7 : 00 - 7 : 30p;

rotating weekends- Require successful completion of Annual Total Hip and Knee joint replacement education / programmatic requirements upon hire and then annually as outlined in the orthopedic total hip and knee education plan - Require one of the following : 1.

Florida licensure as Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); Paramedic, or a military corpsman;

or National licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); which must be maintained active during employment; or 2.

Nursing students who are eligible for CNA exam are required to : a.) currently be enrolled in an accredited school of Nursing (RN / LPN);

b.) have completed the first semester of clinical for ASN / BSN degree or completion of first trimester for LPN; and c.) cannot be currently licensed in the U.

S. as a RN or LPN; or 3.) Patient Care Technician (PCT) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certification : Provide certification of successful completion of a Florida State Board approved program and successfully obtain a Florida CNA license within 120 days of graduation.

For a full list of Florida State Board-approved programs, click on or copy this link to your browser : cna-training-prog.

pdf Employees hired without the above licensure and / or by years of experience only prior to 11 / 11 / 19, are grandfathered in and will have the option of obtaining the stipulated licensure.undefined

Last updated : 2024-05-13