Patient Care Tech
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Job Location:
Laveen, AZ - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Where Youll Work
At Dignity Healths Arizona General Hospital we deliver humankindness through a wide range of health social and support services in the heart of Phoenix Arizona. As part of our team you will provide clinical expertise support and oversight that helps ensure our patients receive exceptional care. Also you will have the opportunity to champion the change by joining in our mission of healing through humankindness.
Job Summary and 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.
Job Requirements
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
Key Skills
- Air Ticketing
- API
- CAD CAM
- Data Management
- Equity
- Import & Export
About Company
Dignity Health provides compassionate, high-quality, affordable health care services throughout Arizona, California and Nevada. Schedule an appointment today!
