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Patient Support Technician | PRN
Job Location:
Job Location:
Sioux Falls, SD - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 18 - 23
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
10 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
7 September 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Location:
Worker Type:
PRNWork Shift:
Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (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
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 services to support patient care. The position includes two major areas of support to patient care: Transportation of patients and equipment and providing supportive 1:1 care for patients requiring a sitter. Serve as a vital contact for patients family and visitors during patient transportation and must convey a friendly caring and professional attitude. Responsible for assessing needs of customers related to transportation and ensuring the customers needs are met.
What you will do
- Prepares and assists patient for transportation with the help of clinical staff consistent with the Safe Patient and Family Centered model. Maintains proper lifting technique understanding each patients unique limitations.
- Pick-up and delivery of patient equipment and supplies. This includes patient related equipment for repair and/or routine maintenance checks.
- Identifies broken and damaged equipment and follows established procedure for reporting.
- Responsible for picking up contaminated items from patient care areas and transporting to Central Supply for decontamination.
- Responsible for delivery and pick-up of specimens cultures and blood samples from patient care areas both STAT and routine.
- Provides 1:1 observation and patient care duties for patients as assigned under the direction of unit nursing staff. Documents any patient care provided.
- Demonstrates ability to follow through to ensure customers concerns and needs are addressed.
- Identifies and reports potential and/or action patient visitor and employee safety concerns.
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 or GED or one to three months related experience and/or training
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.
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 call 1- or send an email to .
Required Experience:
IC
