Employment Type:

Shift:

Description:

Patient Care Tech

Department: Progressive CareUnit

Location: Trinity Health Livingston - Brighton MI

Pay: 16.29

Shifts Available: Night Shift 6:30pm-7am OR Day Shift 6:30am-7pm

Status Available: We have opportunities for full time 36 hours a week part time 24 hours a week or contingent. Full time and part time positions are benefit eligible. Contingent is not benefit eligible.

Weekend and holiday rotations required .

Position Purpose:

The PCT under the direction of a registered nurse is responsible for direct patient care considering age specific developmental cultural and spiritual needs. They assist in establishing and maintaining a patient care environment that is clean safe and conducive to patient/family wellbeing including concepts of relationship-based care.

REQUIRED EDUCATION / LICENSURE

• High school diploma or GED

• Minimum of one year of previous direct care experience (acute or long term) or successful completion of CENA PCT MA or EMT course.

• Student nurses must have completed their nursing fundamentals class of a BSN program.

What you will do:

• Training is provided to prepare our colleagues for success.

• The PCT assists patient in completing ADLs including: Bathing showering toileting positioning turning transferring ambulation using assistive devices and with feeding and menu selection.

• A PCT will collects and send specimens including blood and blood cultures and inserts and removes peripheral IV catheters. They are responsible to record patient information and required data in appropriate areas in order to meet documentation requirements.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.