Patient Care Tech (PCT) / Burn Clinic

Patient Care Tech

A Patient Care Technician, or PCT, works with nurses and doctors to care for patients. Some of the tasks they do are:

• Check things like temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
• Help patients move around, get dressed, and eat.
• Collect samples like urine.
• Report any changes in a patient's condition to a nurse.
• Help with patient walks, hygiene, weighing patients, and vitals

The PCT works under the nurse's supervision, which means the nurse makes sure they do things safely and correctly. Sometimes, the PCT may also be called a Patient Care Technician/Unit Clerk and assist with paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, enabling patients to receive the best care possible.

PCT's are essential members of the healthcare team who help patients feel better and get healthy again!

Qualifications

Education: You'll need a high school diploma or GED.

Training: You'll need to get a BLS CPR certificate. If you don't already have it, they can teach you CPR at orientation, too (so you don't need to do it beforehand).

Experience: Successful completion of one of the following:

1. Completion of previous STNA or CNA training or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training.
2. Direct patient care experience within the last five years: Performing fundamental skills of vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure) & direct patient care activities ie. Bathing, turning/positioning, toileting
3. Currently enrolled in nursing school and have completed at least one clinical rotation.

*Special Consideration: If the candidate has previous direct patient care experience, they may be excused from fundamental training (BCOP) upon completion of successful skills validation. This is in lieu of the above requirements.

Other Skills:

• You can handle many things at once, even when people interrupt you, and still be nice.
• You know how to use a computer.
• You're good at organizing things.
• You can talk and listen well to others.
• Bonus points: You've worked in a hospital before.