Patient Care Technician - GSU - FT - D/N

The role

You will provide direct care to patients, including hygiene, comfort, admissions, discharges, and vital signs. You will work as part of a team and complete tasks delegated by the assigned nurse.

What you will do

• Provide direct patient care, including morning and bedtime hygiene and comfort
• Help with patient admission: weight, vital signs, orientation to room and equipment
• Help prepare patients for discharge and remove equipment from rooms
• Take vital signs, record intake and output, and collect specimens using approved procedures
• Help patients move and position as ordered
• Recognize and report pain, complaints, or changes in patient condition to the assigned nurse
• Transport medications and patients following institutional safety and security policies
• Maintain supplies and equipment on the unit
• Process written medical orders and communicate STAT or urgent orders to the care provider
• May mentor new staff when requested

Required qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification
• American Heart Association HealthCare Provider BLS certification
• Exposure to blood-borne pathogens expected
• Heavy work: up to 100 lbs force occasionally, 50 lbs frequently, 20 lbs constantly

Nice to have

• One year of experience as a CNA in an acute care setting
• Medical Interpretation certification, if serving as a bilingual or multilingual interpreter

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement plan with employer match for employees working more than 1000 hours per calendar year
• Paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Employee referral bonus program
• Paid holidays, disability, and life/AD&D insurance for full-time employees
• Wellness programs
• Employee assistance programs

Before you apply

• Must complete STABLE training in Pediatric, Postpartum, NICU, or Labor and Delivery units within 6 months of hire, if assigned to those departments
• Training to insert IVs may be offered on certain shifts or units after successful completion

About the company

Luminis Health is a health care employer that offers patient care positions. It uses a two-way SMS platform for recruiter messages to applicants who opt in.