Patient Care Tech
Patient Care Tech
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Job Description
Overview
Arizona General Hospital Mesa is a 50 bed non-profit facility providing quality health care to patients and communities in and around Mesa Arizona. We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1000 care sites across 21 states making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents.
If you are committed to social justice health equity and prepared to deliver care in new innovative ways you belong with us.
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Responsibilities
A Patient Care Technician (PCT) at a hospital provides essential support to healthcare teams by assisting with patient care tasks ensuring patient comfort and maintaining a safe and clean environment. Key responsibilities include taking vital signs monitoring patients physical and emotional well-being assisting with daily activities such as bathing and dressing and helping to transport patients within the facility. The PCT also assists nurses and physicians with medical procedures maintains patient records and ensures that equipment is properly sanitized. This role requires strong communication skills attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced compassionate environment.
- Check-in with the outgoing patient care techs at the beginning of your shift to get a report on your patients.
- Conduct hourly rounds on patients checking vitals maintaining whiteboard information and assisting with care as needed.
- Assist patients with ambulating as necessary. This may mean helping them reach a recliner in their room walk to the bathroom or down the hall. Assist released patients in getting safely to their vehicles outside.
- Assist patients with hygiene needs. This can include a full bed bath an assisted bed bath or retrieving towels and soap for ambulatory patients.
- Help the nurse with tube insertions such as an NG tube rectal tube or catheter. You may be holding a cup of water holding the patient or providing the nurse with supplies as needed and cleaning up after.
- Change bed linens check patients weight other tasks as assigned each day.
Qualifications
Minimum:
- Completion of nursing assistant program or EMT program or completion of first block of nursing program
- Arizona EMT or Arizona CNA/LNA license
- American Heart Association-issued BLS card
Preferred:
- ER Experience
Employment Type
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