Patient Care Technician

Are you a CNA interested in a career that provides plenty of opportunities for growth and development? If you’re passionate about patient care and looking for a career that offers great benefits and plenty of room for growth, we invite you to explore the opportunity to join our Ortho/Trauma Unit at UPMC Western Maryland! As a Certified Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician, you’ll provide routine patient care and support services.

This is a full-time; 36 hr/wk position that will include rotating weekends & holidays.

*Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary within the PCT career ladder based on their individual experience and education.

$5,000 sign-on bonus with a 2-year commitment for eligible candidates.

Responsibilities:

• Assume responsibility for assignments and views problems as challenges.
• Provide direct resident/patient care as directed by the RN and LPN including all activities of daily living such as bathing, feeding, dressing, transporting, toileting, and ambulating residents/patients.
• Maintain an environment conducive to resident/patient safety and recovery including, but not limited to, completing safety checks, keeping the department and resident/patient rooms clean and organized, cleaning department specific equipment, changing bed linens, emptying linen hampers, keeping hallways clear of equipment and returning equipment to proper storage.
• Responds to resident/patient needs and calls in a timely manner.
• Acquire and distribute supplies and equipment to facilitate resident/patient care delivery including, but not limited to, ordering, charging/crediting supplies, setting up resident/patient care equipment within the scope of the nursing assistant position, and stocking resident/patient rooms and unit supply areas.
• Deliver resident/patient nourishments and assist with feeding as needed; fills water pitchers.
• Perform routine tests such as resident weights, vital signs, and Intake & Output.
• Provide feedback to the RN/LPN regarding resident/patient care and reports changes in resident/patient status in a timely manner.
• Assure equipment malfunctions are reported to the appropriate department.
• Contribute to the universal unit activities including, but not limited to, responding to call lights and telephones, passing meal trays and transporting residents.
• Maintain current CPR certification.
• May apply, monitor and remove resident/patient restraints as per physician or facility protocol.
• Provide diversional activities to reduce or prevent use of restraints.
• Document in the medical record according to established procedures.
• Comply with safety policies and procedures including standard precautions and understands policies and procedures for blood borne pathogen exposure.
• Strictly adhere to all policies and practices relative to resident/patient care and facility related information.
• Responds within the scope of the nursing assistant role to emergent situations.