STA Students only Patient Care Tech Program

READY TO LAUNCH YOUR FUTURE?

Welcome, STA students, and thank you for applying to our paid Patient Care Technician (PCT) roles with HCA Healthcare—these positions will you get you real clinical experience while launching a clear pathway into nursing.

It is an exciting time to be a nurse at HCA Healthcare! Come unlock your career potential and see how rewarding it can be to reach your personal and professional goals. Help to advance the practice of nursing and improve positive outcomes for your patients as a Patient Care Technician.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Patient Care Technician you will be a crucial member of our collaborative nursing care team, delivering hands-on care and helping create a safe, welcoming environment for patients. Your support brings comfort, dignity, and connection to those who need it most – and helps make our mission to improve lives a reality for patients every day.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with patient preparation, mobility, transfers, and comfort to support smooth procedures and recovery
• Providing non-medicated care like dressing changes, skin protection, and use of supportive devices
• Keeping patient areas, operating rooms, and common spaces clean, organized, and stocked to maintain safety and efficiency
• Managing supplies, equipment, and environmental logs to keep the team ready and protect patients through infection control
• Communicating kindly with patients, families, and the care team while promoting safety and quality efforts

What Does PCT Essentials Training Provide to our employees?

• Facilitated classroom orientation rather than home-study online learning
• Time in class to complete some individual on-line learning modules such as BLS (hands-on skill pass off will be completed in class)
• Role playing interaction, escape room learning, simulation, and games to engage learners in the topics presented

Topics Covered:

• Roles and Responsibilities
• Communication
• Care of the Behavioral Health Patient
• Vital Signs
• Hygiene Care
• Patient Mobility and Transfers
• Code Blue

• If selected, complete HCA onboarding and begin paid PCT training at STA
• Stay connected with your hospital mentor and leader while completing undergraduate courses

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Patient Care Technician Cardiac Care opening. Submit your application today and help advance the practice of nursing.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.