PRN Patient Care Technician - Pediatric (PCT)

Benefits:
We pride ourselves in retaining our top talent by offering work environments that support professional development and personal success. In addition to our robust healthcare and retirement plans, we offer:

• Flexible work schedules
• Payactiv- Earned wage benefit- Work today, get paid tomorrow
• Career advancement opportunities
• Competitive pay with shift and weekend incentives

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:

The Pediatric unit is a 19-bed unit that includes 4 PICU beds for critically ill children or those needing more intensive monitoring. The pediatric unit provides care to children from infants to adolescents with a variety of diagnosis including, respiratory illnesses, medical surgical patients, dehydration, failure to thrive, cellulitis, gastrointestinal disease, infections and other illnesses. The unit also provides outpatient services such as pediatric infusions, port blood draws and sedated imaging. The unit is staffed by pediatric hospitalists, pediatric intensivists, pediatric nurses, and some specialized services including pediatric GI, neurology, cardiology, and infectious disease. Other specialized staff include respiratory therapy, nutritionist as well as physical and occupational therapy. Overall, the pediatric unit strives to offer a safe, nurturing environment to support both the physical and emotional well-being of its youngest patients and their families.

Certifications:

Basic Life Support: Health Care Provider, within six months of hire

Basic Dysrhythmia Class, within six months of hire

Optional Advanced Splinting Class

Education and Experience:

Require the completion of a high school education or equivalent (GED) and be 18 years of age

Successfully completes:

PCT class as required by care center/unit

Hospital required classes and competencies