Patient Care Technician PCT - GI/Renal - PT Nights

GI/Renal Unit Position

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

The GI/Renal Unit is a 39-bed nursing unit with four rooms designed for semi-private occupancy. It is a medical/surgical unit designated to care for patients with renal and gastroenterological illnesses, as well as other general medical patients in times of high census. As the designated renal medical unit, their specialty is caring for patients that require Peritoneal Dialysis and is the preferred unit for these patients to be placed if clinically appropriate. Care is provided for a wide variety of illnesses and symptoms, including but not limited to:

• End Stage Renal Disease requiring Hemodialysis
• End Stage Renal Disease requiring Peritoneal Dialysis
• Rhabdomyolysis • Acute kidney injury
• Acute renal failure
• Hematuria requiring Continuous Bladder Irrigation
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Crohn's Disease
• Liver cirrhosis
• Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
• Abdominal pain (non-surgical), N/V/D, Gastritis
• Cholecystitis
• Other medical patients in times of high census

Patients and patient family members receive physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial support for themselves and their families.

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Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.