The Patient Care Technician is responsible for support direct patient care and assisting clinical teams with essential daily activities to ensure a safe, efficient, and high-quality patient experience. This role works closely with nurses and other healthcare professionals to support patient comfort, mobility, monitoring, and basic clinical care throughout the hospital stay.
Perks of the Job:
- Hands on experience in a number of healthcare settings
- Gain real healthcare experience to set your grad school application apart
- Get a head start in your healthcare education through training in medical terminology, clinical workflows, and patient care
Job Role:
- Support nursing staff with direct patient care and unit-based activities
- Assist with vital signs, intake and output, and basic patient monitoring as directed
- Assist patients with mobility, ambulation, repositioning, and activities of daily living
- Support patient hygiene, comfort, and basic personal care needs
- Respond to call lights and patient requests in a timely and courteous manner
- Observe and report changes in patient condition to nursing staff
- Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized patient care environment
- Stock supplies and ensure patient rooms and unit ares are properly equipped
- Transport patients to and from procedures, testing, and other departments as needed
- Document care activities in the EMR as required and within scope
- Collaborate with nurses, providers, and ancillary staff to support continuity of care
- Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and hospital policies
Requirements
Successful Profiles Include:
- Undergraduate Degree with a focus in pre-health, biology, chemistry, or related field
- Experience in a clinical, pharmacy, or hospital-based setting is a plus
- The desire to grow and be challenged to learn and improve
- Comfort using basic office technology; Experience using electronic medical record (EMR) systems is a plus
- Excellent interpersonal communication and a high level of professionalism
- Strong organizational and critical thinking skills
- Must have the ability to work in sometimes chaotic, fast-paced environments
- Ability to read, write, comprehend through listening, and speak fluent English
- Must have a computer or access to a computer for virtual/online training
Physical Requirements:
- Able to perform all duties using a computer, keyboard, and other technology
- Ability to bend at the waist, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, fully use both hands and legs, possess good finger dexterity, perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders, and reach in all directions
- Ability to hear (corrected) and understand all information provided by patient or healthcare provider and transcribe into clear written records
- Strong English verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interpret large amounts of information
- Ability to work in an environment with moderate to high levels of noise and exchange accurate information in these situations transcribing the words and activities of the provider-patient portion of the encounter
- Maintain 20/40 vision corrected
- See and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance
- Work in a latex safe environment and work indoors
- Frequently lift and/or carry objects weighing 20 lbs. (+/-) unassisted
- Continuous requirements are to perform job functions while standing, walking, and sitting
- Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined/cramped spaces
- Must be comfortable in patient care settings with bodily fluids in proximity
- Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment for long periods of time if required, including a facial mask
- Ability to function in a high-stress medical environment as needed
Propel Clinical is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Propel Clinical does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit, and business need.