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Looking for a patient care role with a Monday-Friday daylight schedule and no weekends or holidays? UPMC Mercy's PACU General OR is hiring a full-time Patient Care Technician to join our surgical services team!

In this role, you'll support patients throughout their pre- and post-operative experience, working alongside nurses and other members of the care team in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You'll help with vital signs, point-of-care testing, patient preparation and mobility, specimen collection, stocking, transportation, and other hands-on patient care needs.

Schedule highlights:

+ Monday through Friday

+ Daylight hours

+ Rotating shifts of 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

+ No weekends or holidays

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on patient care and wants to build their skills in a surgical environment. UPMC offers a PCT career ladder, with title determined based on your background and experience. Candidates with strong communication skills, flexibility, and IV insertion experience are encouraged to apply!

Responsibilities

+ Provide hands-on patient care including bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulation, repositioning, and transportation.

+ Obtain vital signs, weights, intake and output, blood glucose testing, and other point-of-care testing.

+ Assist with patient preparation, specimen collection, bladder scans, simple dressings, restraints, and telemetry monitoring.

+ Develop additional skills based on department needs, which may include phlebotomy, peripheral IV removal, Foley catheter removal, 12-lead EKGs, basic arrhythmia recognition, and NG tube removal.

+ Respond to call lights, assist with meal trays, stock supplies, and help keep the unit running smoothly.

+ Provide patient and family instruction under the direction of an RN.

+ Document patient care accurately in the medical record and communicate changes or concerns to the care team.

+ Support a safe, respectful, and patient-centered environment.

+ Perform other duties as assigned.

* High school diploma or GED.

* Must also have either

a) 1 Year of general healthcare experience, OR

b) 6 months of experience as UPMC Nursing Assistant/CNA with PCT competency achieved within 120 days of hire/transfer/promotion for those with less than 1 year of experience, OR

c) enrollment in PT/OT/PA program or related healthcare training program with completion of at least one clinical rotation, OR

d) completion of a bachelor's degree in a health sciences field.

* Successful completion of UPMC patient care technician class

* Successful completion of eRecord training.

* Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)or Paramedic or currently enrolled in an EMT or Paramedic program preferred.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

+ Act 34 with renewal

+ ACLS preferred

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran