Patient Care Technician - Ortho Neuro Trauma (ONTCC) (PCT)

Patient Care Technician - Ortho Neuro Trauma (ONTCC) (PCT)

Job Category: Nursing Support Requisition Number: PATIE017086

Part-Time On-site Hourly Range: $16.07 USD to $22.50 USD

Location: Evansville, IN 47710, USA

Description

Job Overview:

As a Patient Care Technician (PCT), you'll work closely with nurses to provide hands-on care and support to patients. Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with personal hygiene, including bathing, brushing teeth, toileting, and changing linens
• Helping patients with mobility, repositioning, and transfers
• Monitoring and recording vital signs
• Documenting important information in patient charts
• Providing compassionate care, including support for patients nearing the end of life

This role involves exposure to bodily fluids and dynamic and sensitive situations. If you're compassionate, resilient, and detail-oriented, you'll play a vital role in ensuring quality care and making a real difference in our patients' lives.

Unit Description:

As a Level II Trauma Center, this 44-bed unit provides care to a wide variety of patients who have traumatic injuries and/or surgeries related to the following: trauma, neurological, and or orthopedic accidents. ONTCC is recognized for their engaged Healthy Work Environment, Unit Based Council, and motivated nursing management team. The staff on ONTCC prides themselves on excellent teamwork and dedication to high quality patient care. This unit welcomes the opportunity to educate new nurses, and often has student's complete clinicals on the unit due to the learning experiences, wide variety of patient population, and nursing expertise. We have 4 trauma stepdown beds giving nurses the opportunity to take care of a mix of patients with med/surg and stepdown level of care. The staff on ONTCC are very engaged with a great participation in Shared Governance Councils and large number of certified nurses. We earned the PRISM award in 2023. If you are interested in the trauma population, vast variety of learning experiences, and professional development, please join our team!

Required: Certifications/Licenses/Education:

• Basic Life Support: Health Care Provider, within six months of hire.
• Completion of a high school education or equivalent (GED) preferred
• Successfully complete PCT classes as required by care center/unit.

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