Patient Care Technician

Position Summary

A Patient Care Tech (PCT), under the direction of licensed personnel, performs various patient care activities necessary in caring for a patient or a group of patients and performs clerical/receptionist services as required, responsible for working a combination of nights, weekends, and holidays.

Shift: Part‑Time, 7:00 am – 7:00 pm

Department: Emergency Department

Location: Coldwater Regional Hospital

• Apply the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served (i.e., infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric), coordinated by licensed personnel.
• Collect patient data as directed; recognize and report any changes or deviations from routine to licensed nursing personnel, including abnormal vital signs, symptoms, condition changes, patient events, and patient responses to treatment.
• Deliver appropriate direct patient care, pursuant to the patient’s needs, as assigned.
• Assist with one‑on‑one patient observation as needed.
• Serve as an active member of the healthcare team, conducting self in accordance with hospital safety policy, with strict adherence to confidentiality of all information about patients; consistently follow customer‑service standards while maintaining a cooperative team relationship with others.
• Assist in providing clerical support including but not limited to answering phones, copying, stocking supplies and chart forms, maintaining adequate unit and patient room supplies.
• Demonstrate basic competency for electronic medical record documentation according to job responsibilities.
• Perform any other job‑related duties as indicated.

Education: Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

Certification: Must have CPR certification prior to performing direct care.

• Must have basic math skills, ability to read and write, and communicate or respond to inquiries.
• Requires effective interpersonal skills while maintaining a professional manner.
• Ability to carry out verbal instruction.
• Must be able to input and retrieve information from a computer.

Years of experience:
Previous experience in a medical setting.

Certification: CNA, STNA, MA, EKG, CPT, ARRT.

Personal Protective Equipment: As required by department.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to move about hospital and between workstations, and have prolonged periods of standing.
• Must be able to frequently move, lift or carry light to medium weight materials.
• Must be able to tolerate exposure to dust, fumes, chemicals, temperature changes, and possible exposure to blood and bodily fluids.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, familial or marital status, genetics, or other status protected by applicable law.

Insight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider
• Hospitals and Health Care