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Patient Care Technician

Join our caring and compassionate teams as a Patient Care Technician at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
- Venice!

A full-service, acute care hospital, SMH-Venice was built to serve the growing south Sarasota County area and enhance healthcare across the region.

SMH-Venice offers a full slate of medical and surgical care — from cardiology, orthopedics and intensive care to surgery and comprehensive labor, delivery, recovery and post-partum care.

Seamlessly integrated with the resources, expertise and support of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, SMH-Venice delivers south county residents more convenient access to the top-ranked care and surgical treatment Sarasota Memorial is known for.

Be part of an extraordinary patient care team and explore endless career growth at Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice campus.

Located at the intersection of Laurel and Pinebrook roads near I-75 in Venice, Fla., the 65-acre Sarasota Memorial Hospital
- Venice campus features:

• 212 private patient suites, a 61-bed emergency care center, 8 surgical suites and an inpatient rehabilitation / recovery gym.
• A 2-story, 60,000-square-foot medical office building for physician and specialty care practices.

Exciting opportunities are available in our inpatient units featuring:

• A strong team committed to high quality safe patient care
• A unit focused on ensuring a healthy work environment

Job Summary and Responsibilities:

The Patient Care Technician performs tasks supportive to delivery of patient care in assigned departments under the direction of a Registered Nurse of Licensed Practical Nurse.

Required Qualifications:

• Require one of the following:
• For a full list of Florida State Board-approved programs, click on or copy this link to your browser: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-
• ** Employees hired without the above licensure and/or by years of experience only prior to 11/11/19, are grandfathered in and will have the option of obtaining the stipulated licensure.
• 1.) Florida licensure as Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT);
  Paramedic, or a military corpsman; or National licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); which must be maintained active during employment; or
• 2.) Nursing students who are eligible for CNA exam are required to: a.) currently be enrolled in an accredited school of Nursing (RN/LPN); b.) have completed the first semester of clinical for ASN/BSN degree or completion of first trimester for LPN; and c.) cannot be currently licensed in the U.S. as a RN or LPN; or
• 3.) Patient Care Technician (PCT) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certification:
  Provide certification of successful completion of a Florida State Board approved program and successfully obtain a Florida CNA license within 120 days of graduation.
• Requires basic working knowledge of commonly used computer applications.
• Requires current Basic Life Support (BLS) certified through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Mandatory

Education:

High School Diploma, GED or Certificate

Reputation. Community. Impact. Growth.

Every day, our patients at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System receive a first-class emergency care experience from a team on a mission to deliver the highest level of care in America. In the process of rising to that challenge, our nursing professionals are finding their clinical purpose and impact in a fast-paced environment. Now it is your turn to picture yourself as part of our team.

Sarasota Memorial – Venice Campus

The benefits of being the best:

Our commitment to becoming the best community hospital and health care system means providing the best possible benefits to our people. Some highlights:

• Paid Time Off (start earning PTO on day one of employment)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Discounted Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Benefit Plans for Full & Part-Time Employees
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care) - Pre-Tax Dollars
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan: 403b
• Bereavement Leave
• Free Parking
• On Campus Dining w/ a 10% discount
• Direct Deposit
• Free Wellness Screening
• Free confidential counseling services
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Generous Referral Programs
• Tremendous growth opportunities for hard workers!

Apply Today! We have an outstanding spot for YOU on our team!

BLS:
Basic Life Support/CPR

Current openings include:

Full Time, Day Shift, Cardiac Med Surg

Full Time, Day Shift, Neuro Med Surg

Full Time, Day Shift, Ortho Surg

Full Time, Night Shift, Cardiac Med Surg

Full Time, Night Shift, General Surgical

Full Time, Night Shift, Med Surg

Full Time, Night Shift, Float

Part Time, Day Shift, General Surgical

Part Time, Day Shift, Neuro Med Surg

PRN, Day Shift, Float

Employment Screening Requirements

As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening…