Patient Care Tech - Med​/Surg

Patient Care Assistant/Tech Inpatient Units

Employment Type: Part time

Shift: 12 Hour Day Shift

The PCT, under the direction of a registered nurse, is responsible for direct patient care considering age specific, developmental, cultural and spiritual needs. They assist in establishing and maintaining a patient care environment that is clean, safe and conducive to patient/family wellbeing including concepts of relationship-based care.

• High school diploma or GED
• Minimum of one year of previous direct care experience (acute or long term) or successful completion of CENA, PCT, MA, or EMT course.
• Student nurses must have completed their nursing fundamentals class of a BSN program.

• Training is provided to prepare our colleagues for success.
• The PCT assists patient in completing ADLs including:
  Bathing, showering, toileting, positioning, turning, transferring, ambulation using assistive devices and with feeding and menu selection.
• A PCT will collect and send specimens including blood and blood cultures and insert and remove peripheral IV catheters. They are responsible to record patient information and required data in appropriate areas in order to meet documentation requirements.

Trinity Health Livingston is licensed for 136 beds and is Livingston County’s only full-service hospital. We offer the latest technology, with a highly skilled and compassionate medical staff. Trinity Health Livingston is dedicated to providing the residents of Livingston County with the highest quality of care and safety.

Trinity Health is a leading Catholic health care system based in Livonia, Michigan. Trinity Health operates in 22 states, employs about 133,000 colleagues and returns almost $1.1 billion to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.