What are the responsibilities and job description for the PCT - Patient Care Technician - Continuing Care Nursery - Multiple Shifts position at UAB Health System?
Position Overview
Pay range: $15.50 - $19.50 / hour
Shifts: Full time Evenings: Monday - Friday 3:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., Full time Nights: Monday - Friday 11:30 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Benefits and perks available for eligible positions include: robust educational assistance programs, generous paid time off, employee assistance and wellness programs, paid parental leave, qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, plus more.
Job Highlights
Being a patient care technician (PCT) at UAB Medicine is the perfect way to gain hands-on experience for those pursuing a career in health care or while you’re in nursing school. This role assumes responsibility for certain technical aspects of inpatient care, as directed by the RN or LPN on the unit, and they work side by side with bedside nurses as part of a care team. PCT responsibilities on this unit can include: orienting parents upon patient admission, assisting with everyday infant care needs (bathing, rocking, soothing, consoling, diaper changes, and linen changes), monitoring vital signs (temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration, weight, input and output), performing EKGs, ensuring that rooms have adequate patient care supplies, notifying nursing staff of any issues or concerns, keeping patient rooms clean and sanitized, and providing appropriate emotional support.
The Continuing Care Nursery (CCN) is a stepdown unit providing comprehensive care for preterm and term babies with medical conditions. UAB Women & Infants Services provides compassionate, comprehensive care for mothers and babies in our state-of-the-art Women & Infants Center , which is recognized as a Baby-Friendly birth facility by Baby-Friendly USA. In addition to being a Women’s Choice Award Best Hospital, UAB is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, which in 2023 recognized our OB/GYN specialty as the No. 13 best of its kind in the country.
Job Description
To assume responsibility for certain technical aspects of patient care as directed by the RN/LPN for the hospital. To obtain and record vitals, weight, inputs and outputs. To successfully complete an in-house PCT training program. To demonstrate an awareness of patient and personal safety.
High School diploma or GED required. Certified with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) within thirty (30) days of date of employment required. CPR certified within 30 days of employment.
Primary Location: UAB Hospital
Job Category: Women's and Infants Services
Organization: 709700000 Womens & Infants Services
Employee Status: Regular
Shift: Rotation / Flexible Staffing / Multiple Shifts
Salary : $16 - $20