Description
SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)
SCHEDULE: Full-time
Patient Care
Technician (PCT)
Full Time, Night Shift
- 0.9 FTE
Lawnwood Regional
Medical Center
Fort Pierce, FL
Facility
Description:
Lawnwood
Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute is a 380-bed acute-care
hospital offering a full range of services. Lawnwood is home
to the most experienced Heart Institute on the Treasure Coast
providing interventional and therapeutic care, including open-heart
surgery. Other hospital services include adult and pediatric
emergency services, labor/delivery and birthing, pediatrics,
orthopedics, oncology, nuclear medicine, diagnostic services, as
well as inpatient and outpatient surgical
services.
Lawnwood is designated by the Joint
Commission as a Certified Primary Stroke Center. The Physical
Rehabilitation Center is CARF accredited and we are designated a
Level II Trauma Center by the Florida Department of Health and
verified by the American College of Surgeons. We also offer a
freestanding ER in Vero Beach providing emergency treatment for
adults and children closer to home. Additionally Lawnwood offers
the area’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). At Lawnwood patients come
first – no matter what! We invite you to work in a fast-paced
environment with a team of top healthcare professionals while
enjoying a culturally vibrant, yet laid-back quality of life centered
on Treasure Coast beaches, boating, fishing, community and the
outdoors.
Benefits:
We are committed to providing our employees with
the support they need. At , we offer an array of medical, dental,
and vision packages as well as several add-on perks to make your
benefits package truly customizable to you and your family needs.
Some of our unique benefits we offer
include:
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Student Loan
Repayment*
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Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance
Programs*
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Paid Personal Leave
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401k (100% annual match – 3% to 9% of pay based
on years of service)
-
Identity Theft Protection
discounts
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Auto, Home, and Life Insurance
options
-
Adoption Assistance
-
Employee Stock Purchase Program
(ESPP)*
*If applicable, please
refer to the CBA or the local HR office to confirm if this benefit
applies to your position
Job
Description:
Working under the
supervision of a nursing, the PCT performs various
patient care activities necessary in caring for the personal needs
and comfort of patients. The position's tasks and
responsibilities include:
- Bathes, dresses/undresses
patients assist with personal hygiene.
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Serves and collects food
trays. Assists with patient feeding.
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Transports,
positions and drapes patients for exams and
treatments.
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Assists patients in
ambulating.
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Takes and records vital
signs, weights and I & O.
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Performs non sterile
dressing changes.
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Passes and collects bed
pans.
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Changes bed
linens.
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Provides encouragement,
support and comfort to patients and family
members.
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Monitors, records and
communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing
computerized documentation systems.
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Provides age and
culturally appropriate care.
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Orients and mentors new
staff members.
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Follows Standard
Precautions using personal protective equipment as
required.
Qualifications
- American Red Cross or American Heart
Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS or BCLS) and
certification.
- Successful completion of a nursing assistant
training program
- State certification as a CNA
- Previous hospital experience
preferred
- Working knowledge of medical
terminology.
- Customer service abilities including effective
listening skills.
- Ability to quickly make decisions to report
patient condition with minimal supervision.
- Ability to perform work that requires frequent
standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting
of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds.
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