Job description

We are looking for a qualified Patient Care Technician (PCT) to provide daily assistance to Acute Inpatient Patients. You will help them with their basic needs and collaborate with medical professionals to achieve excellent patient care. A Patient Care Technician is a committed and compassionate professional. They have great interpersonal skills and ability to create a supportive environment. We expect you to be trained in patient care as well as various clinical tasks. The goal is to facilitate the recovery of the ill and injured by providing them critical everyday assistance.

Responsibilities

• Keep patient rooms tidy and sanitized
• Assist patient with everyday needs (personal hygiene, using the restroom, grooming etc.)
• Monitor vital signs (temperature, pulse etc.) or EKG signals and patient condition
• Take fluid samples or other specimens for testing
• Assist nursing staff in administering basic treatments
• Perform basic nursing procedures (e.g. changing bandages)
• Ensure rooms have adequate patient care supplies
• Assist patients with particular issues or needs
• Provide appropriate emotional support

Skills

• Proven experience as patient care technician in a hospital setting
• Trained in phlebotomy, vital signs measurement and dialysis treatment
• Excellent knowledge of patient assistance and care procedures
• Working knowledge of relevant equipment (catheters, needles etc.)
• Committed to health and safety standards
• Empathetic and approachable
• Successful completion of PCT, CNA or EMT-B training program with certification is required
• CPR certified through American Heart Association
• Must have Covid & Flu Vaccine

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Job Types: Contract, Temporary

Pay: $22.00 - $24.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

Medical specialties:

• Cardiology
• Critical & Intensive Care
• Geriatrics
• Medical-Surgical
• Surgery

Physical setting:

• Hospital

Standard shift:

• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Weekly schedule:

• Rotating weekends
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Huntley, IL: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

• When is the soonest you could start?
• Have you received the Covid Vaccine & 2021/22 Flu Vaccine?

Experience:

• Hospital PCT: 1 year (Required)
• Acute Pediatrics Care: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CNA, EMT or PCT? (Required)
• BLS Certification (Required)

Shift availability:

• Overnight Shift (Preferred)
• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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