Patient CARE Tech-Progressive Care Unit

Position

Patient Care Technician (PCT)

Progressive Care Unit

6:30 AM – 7:00 PM / 36 hours per week / 72 hour per pay period

Atrium Medical Center

A Patient Care Technician works with nurses and doctors to care for patients. The PCT assists with patient care tasks and may also unit clerk duties to help keep the hospital running smoothly.

• Check vital signs such as temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
• Help patients move around, get dressed, and eat.
• Collect samples such as urine.
• Assist with patient walks, hygiene, weighing patients, and monitoring vitals.
• Report any changes in a patient’s condition to a nurse.
• Assist with paperwork and other administrative tasks as a Unit Clerk.

High school diploma or GED required.

Obtain a BLS CPR certificate. CPR training can be provided during orientation if not already held.

• Finished STNA, CNA, or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training.
• Helped care for patients in the past 5 years (e.g., taking temperatures, bathing, assisting with restroom use).
• Currently in nursing school and completed one clinical rotation.

• Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously while remaining courteous.
• Computer proficiency.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Good communication—talking and listening.
• Bonus:
  Prior hospital experience.