What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Technician - Cardiac Renal (PCT) - Gateway position at Deaconess Health System and Careers?
Campus: Gateway
Unit: Cardiac Renal (CRU)
Shift: Night
Benefits:
We pride ourselves in retaining our top talent by offering work environments that support professional development and personal success. In addition to our robust healthcare and retirement plans, we offer:
- Flexible work schedules
- Payactiv- Earned wage benefit- Work today, get paid tomorrow
- Career advancement opportunities
- Competitive pay with shift and weekend incentives
Job Overview:
As a Patient Care Technician (PCT), you’ll work closely with nurses to provide hands-on care and support to patients. Some of your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with personal hygiene, including bathing, brushing teeth, toileting, and changing linens
- Helping patients with mobility, repositioning, and transfers
- Monitoring and recording vital signs
- Documenting important information in patient charts
- Providing compassionate care, including support for patients nearing the end of life
This role involves exposure to bodily fluids and dynamic and sensitive situations. If you’re compassionate, resilient, and detail-oriented, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring quality care and making a real difference in our patients' lives.
Unit Description:
The Cardiac Renal Unit is located on the 5th floor at the Gateway Campus. We are a 32 bed unit consisting of private rooms. Our patient population consists of medical/surgical, cardiac, and renal diagnoses patients. We also house the dialysis suite for Gateway. Our varied diagnoses make our unit a great place to learn! We love having students and training new staff. We provide specialty training on dialysis catheters for our nurses. We require ACLS and encourage certifications and continued education. Our culture is family oriented and the team work is phenomenal!
Required: Certifications/Licenses/Education:
- Basic Life Support: Health Care Provider, within six months of hire
- Completion of a high school education or equivalent (GED) preferred
- Successfully complete PCT classes as required by care center/unit
- Must be able to safely lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation
No Experience Required, Paid Training Provided, On-the-Job Training, Career Growth, CNA, PCT, A5
Salary : $16 - $23