Patient Care Tech Short Stay Unit

Employment Type : Full time

Shift : Description :

Other Job Titles : Patient Care Tech (PCT), C.N.A, and M.A. (Medical Assistant)

Department : Short Stay

Location : Trinity Health Ann Arbor

Minimum rate of pay : 16.29 PLUS Daily PAY

Position Purpose :

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.

Shifts Available : 6 : 30 am-3 : 00pm; 2 : 30pm-11 : 00pm, 10 : 30pm-7 : 00am

Status Available : Full-time, Part-time, Contingent / PRN

Every Other Weekend and Holiday per year required for Full-time and Part-time team members.

REQUIRED EDUCATION / LICENSURE

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.

What you will do :

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 collects and send specimens including blood and blood cultures and inserts and removes peripheral IV catheters. They are responsible to record patient information and required data in appropriate areas in order to meet documentation requirements.

Short Stay has 43 rooms (22 bays and 21 private rooms with door and bathroom)

Short Stay unit usually has adult patients greater than 18 years old and treats post-surgical and post procedural patient.

Length of stay can vary, post op patients are 24-48 hours; mix of observation and inpatient status patients so some pts can stay up to a week or so..

Total Rewards and Benefits :

Competitive compensation, DAILY PAY

Benefits effective Day One! No waiting periods.

Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long- term Disability

Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions

Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout SJMHS and Trinity Health

Tuition Reimbursement

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Our Commitment

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.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability / veteran