Patient Care Tech- Full-time, Part-time, Casual
Req number- 35870
Facility: Jefferson Hospital, Pittsburgh PA
Department: Various
- Full-time, Part-time, and Casual shifts available
Assists the nurse in providing age sensitive patient care according to hospital/department policies and procedures. Assists with non-patient care duties to assist with operational needs of the unit. Provides for care/comfort of patients under direct supervision of the nurse. Assists with the technical duties. Examples may be but are not all inclusive: vital signs, 12 lead EKG, blood glucose monitoring, and transporting of patients and their charts, constantly maintaining patient confidentiality. Current enrollment with the PA State Nurse Aide Registry OR completion of a nursing assistant/nursing program OR 2 years recent experience as a nursing assistant OR EMT/Paramedic certification OR completion of a formal Medical Assistant program with 1 year work experience required. Minimum of Heartsaver CPR - Course #1 which includes Adult CPR and Foreign Body Airway instruction (FBOA) required.