Job Description

UPMC Hamot is hiring a Patient Care Technician to join the team on our 4 North Transitional Support unit!

If you’re passionate about patient care and looking for a career that offers great benefits and plenty of room for growth, we invite you to explore this opportunity today!

This position is Full-Time, with rotating day and night shifts. Previous healthcare experience required.

Title and salary will be determined based upon education and experience.

Responsibilities:

• Provides patient care, assists with procedures and activities of daily living, and supports physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies.
• Performs core nursing assistant responsibilities, including vital signs, specimen collection, blood glucose monitoring, I&O, and more, plus at least four additional tasks like phlebotomy, EKG, or IV catheter removal.
• Reports equipment malfunctions, maintains effective communication, and establishes respectful relationships within the team.
• Contributes to unit activities such as responding to call lights, passing meal trays, and transporting patients.
• Receives feedback constructively, identifies learning needs, and seeks to improve knowledge, skills, and performance.
• Communicates effectively with healthcare team members and demonstrates cultural competence and professionalism.
• Follows all safety and patient care policies and procedures, documenting in medical records as required.
• Assists in patient and family education under RN direction, including applying and removing restraints per protocol.
• Supports department projects, quality initiatives, and handles clerical functions as needed.
• Performs advanced skills like phlebotomy, Foley catheter removal, EKG, and NG tube management based on department needs.
• Adheres to competencies and behaviors, and performs additional duties as assigned.
• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors. Performs other duties as assigned.
• In addition to the required standard competencies, the Patient Care Technician will achieve and maintain competency and/or perform at least 1 or more of the following advanced skills based on department operational need: phlebotomy/venipuncture, peripheral IV removal, indwelling Foley catheter removal, basic arrythmia, 12-lead EKG, and NG tubes clamping and removal.

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