Patient Care Technician (PCT)/FMC Med Surg Unit
Patient Care Technician (PCT)/FMC Med Surg Unit
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Job Description
Location:
Worker Type:
RegularWork Shift:
Night Shift (United States of America)Pay Range:
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$18.00 $23.50Position Highlights
Evening shift (6 hours 5:45pm 12:15am) MonThurs. no scheduled weekend/holiday
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief Overview
Responsible for providing routine patient care and support services in accordance with established policies and procedures and as may be directed by the nurse or physician to assure that the highest degree of quality patient care is maintained at all times.
What you will do
- Provides safe and direct patient care: ambulating bathing positioning entering diet information into the computer system passing meal trays feeding and attending to other care needs. Responds promptly to patient call lights and special needs ensures that patient valuables and personal items are properly handled and accounted for.
- Greets all persons coming to the area assigned answer inquiries may direct and assist them take and relay messages assist with gifts flowers and mail for patients run errands for department staff.
- Ambulates patients and assist them in and out of wheelchairs measures intakes and outputs may collect specimens and transport patients as needed.
- Answers telephone operates paging system and attends station and direct traffic during emergencies.
- Prepares requisitions for diagnostic and therapeutic services patients as directed and coordinate appointments with respective departments. Makes outpatient appointments for discharging patients.
- Requisition of supplies and equipment maintenance and repairs services and prepares related forms.
- Requests services such as the following as directed: Chaplain social services and pastoral care.
- Performs clerical duties related to procedures such as admission discharge preparing appropriate charts and forms transfer and death.
- Manages interdepartmental and patient mail.
- Maintains patient rooms in an orderly condition changes bed linens and provides routine cleaning tasks.
Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- High School or GED Equivalent High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Licensing Board
Minimum Age Requirements
16
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
- Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
- Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.
Benefits You Need & Then Some
Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying parttime and fulltime employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
Free health insurance options for fulltime single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan
Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
Career development guided by handson training and mentorship
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please callor send an email to .
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
