Patient Care Technician (Neuro Sciences Unit 4E)

Overview

Within CentraState Medical Center, Neuroscience Unit 4 East offers a unique opportunity to explore the fascinating world of neuroscience in a supportive and engaging environment. This 28-bed unit cares for patients experiencing a wide range of neurological and spinal conditions, including stroke, brain injury, TIA, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal. It is a unit where nurses and support staff can sharpen their clinical skills and grow into a specialty that is both challenging and rewarding. With self-scheduling available, the unit is led by seasoned management who are deeply familiar with CentraState’s core values and committed to providing the feedback, guidance, and encouragement essential for professional growth. The team culture emphasizes accountability, high-quality care, and collaboration — creating a space where staff input is valued and true teamwork thrives.

Neuroscience Unit 4 East currently has an exciting opportunity for a Patient Care Technician. In this role, the Patient Care Technician provides essential technical support to licensed professionals by assisting with the delivery of high-quality, compassionate patient care. Responsibilities are carried out in accordance with established standards, The Joint Commission, and CentraState Healthcare System policies and procedures. Working within a multidisciplinary, patient-focused care model, the Patient Care Technician plays a key role in supporting both clinical operations and the overall patient experience in a fast-paced, specialized environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides considerate respectful care focused upon the patient's individual need.
• Accurately checks exterior of code cart each shift.
• Affirms the patient's right to make decisions regarding his/her medical care, including the decision to discontinue treatment, to the extent permitted by law.
• Collects and labels specimens without error.
• Accurately performs bedside glucose monitoring, and calibration of Accucheck and enters data.
• Correctly performs all scheduled and assigned tasks while continually observing patient needs.
• Retrieves blood from the Blood Bank.
• Supports operations by demonstrating ability and willingness to float between units as a PCT and provides 1:1 patient observation when deemed necessary.
• Performs post mortem care.
• Follows CentraState policy regarding restraint application, documentation and observation.
• Always answers patient call lights in a timely manner.
• Provides basic nursing care, including partial and/or complete direct personal hygienic care to patients (i.e.: bathing, feeding, diversional activity) and assists patients with activities of daily living.
• Properly performs electrocardiograms.
• Provides partial and/or complete direct personal hygienic care to patients.
• Accurately performs simple wound care and ostomy care.
• Accurately collects and documents patient data (TPR, I&O, specimen collection, height and weight) utilizing learned technical skills under the direction of the RN. Accurately documents patient data and comfort rounds in Wellsoft system.
• Correctly makes occupied and unoccupied beds.
• Notifies nurse immediately for patient's complaints of pain/discomfort and any observed change in condition. Provides appropriate interventions for pain as directed by nurse and reports outcomes.
• Assists with the elimination needs of the patient while providing privacy and dignity.
• Performs rounding as per guidelines.
• Correctly feeds patients.
• Performs tasks to maintain patient mobility.
• Accurately maintains feeding tubes.
• Accurately performs incentive spirometry and pulse oximetry.
• Accurately obtains and documents temperatures, pulses, respirations and blood pressure.
• Accurately measures and documents intake and output.
• Reports patient intake and output to nurse.
• Supports cost containment through efficient use of equipment, supplies and other pertinent resources.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Work Experience:
  • One year nursing assistant healthcare experience required OR
  • Successful completion of an approved CNA or PCT training course required OR
  • Currently enrolled in a degreed nursing program AND completed an introductory nursing course such as Nursing 101 or equivalent OR completed a semester of a school sponsored clinical rotation in an acute setting.
• CPR certification required.
• Glucose certifications is provided by CentraState during orientation.
• Strong professional, organizational, and interpersonal skills to effectively relate with all members of the healthcare team.

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