Patient Care Technician - Senior CVICU Night Shift

UPMC Hamot CVICU is looking for a full-time Senior Patient Care Technician!

This position is straight nights

Title and starting pay rate of this position may vary based on years of experience.

Patient Care

• Provide direct patient care, including assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, transporting, turning, and repositioning patients.
• Perform and maintain competency in UPMC core nursing assistant responsibilities, including:
• Vital signs
• Blood glucose monitoring and other point-of-care testing
• Weights
• Intake and output (I&O) documentation
• Specimen collection
• Foley catheter care
• Telemetry monitor application and reapplication
• Hospital-acquired condition and patient safety indicator monitoring
• Assist with patient procedures, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, and cardiopulmonary therapies.
• Observe, report, and provide feedback to the RN regarding patient condition and changes in patient status.
• Provide patient and family education under the direction of the RN.
• Apply, monitor, and remove restraints in accordance with physician orders and hospital policy.
• Transport patients, including cardiac-monitored patients, throughout the hospital.

Advanced Clinical Skills

• Successfully complete the Basic Arrhythmia course and perform designated advanced clinical skills based on department needs.
• Perform and maintain competency in one or more of the following advanced skills:
• Phlebotomy
• 12-lead EKGs
• Simple dressing changes
• Bladder scanning
• Straight catheterization
• Foley catheter insertion, removal, and care
• IV catheter insertion, removal, and dressing changes
• Femoral hemostasis
• Complex wound care
• NG tube clamping and removal

Documentation and Compliance

• Document patient care accurately and timely in the medical record according to established procedures.
• Adhere to all UPMC policies, procedures, patient confidentiality standards, and hospital regulations.
• Follow all safety policies and procedures, including standard precautions and workplace safety practices.
• Perform assigned duties in a timely, efficient, and productive manner.

Communication and Collaboration

• Communicate clearly and effectively with patients, families, healthcare team members, and other departments.
• Establish and maintain professional, respectful, and productive working relationships.
• Demonstrate understanding of cultural diversity, workplace respect, impairment in the health professions, and prevention of horizontal violence.
• Support a positive work environment through accountability, professionalism, enthusiasm, and commitment to patients and colleagues.

Professional Development and Leadership

• Accept feedback and direction constructively.
• Identify and communicate learning and development needs to leadership.
• Participate in self-assessment, competency validation, and performance improvement activities.
• Seek assistance with prioritization and workload management as needed.
• Participate in department projects, quality initiatives, committees, and process improvement efforts.
• Support and promote departmental changes and operational improvements.

Unit Support and Operations

• Report equipment malfunctions promptly to the appropriate department.
• Perform clerical and administrative duties as needed.
• Contribute to unit operations by responding to call lights and phones, passing meal trays, and assisting with patient transport.
• Demonstrate accountability for assignments and contribute to the efficient functioning of the department.
• May enter areas where medications are stored and may transport medications while accompanying patients in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must meet one

of the following requirements: - Two (2) years of general healthcare experience and meet the requirements of the Patient Care Technician role;or

• One (1) year of general healthcare experience and current enrollment in a Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), or Physician Assistant (PA) program with completion of at least one clinical rotation; or
• One (1) year of general healthcare experience and completion of a bachelor's degree in a health sciences field.
• Successful completion of the Patient Care Technician Senior class.
• Successful completion of e Record training.
• Annual completion of a professional contribution, as determined after hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Nursing student who has completed at least one clinical rotation.
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic certification.
• Currently enrolled in an EMT or Paramedic program.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required within 30 days of hire. Certification must meet American Heart Association (AHA) standards and include both didactic and hands-on skills demonstration components.
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance.
• May be required to successfully complete the appropriate UPMC Cardiac Rhythm Course based on organizational guidelines and unit-specific clinical needs.

UPMCisan Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.