Job Description
Position: Patient Care Tech
Department: Inpatient Trauma
Shift: 7PM-7:30AM/36 hours per week/ 72 hours per pay period
Facility: Miami Valley Hospital
A Patient Care Technician, or PCT, works with nurses and doctors to care for patients. Some of the tasks they do are
- Check things like temperature, heartbeat, and breathing.
- Help patients move around, get dressed, and eat.
- Collect samples like urine.
- Report any changes in a patient's condition to a nurse.
- Help with patient walks, hygiene, weighing patients, vitals
The PCT works under the supervision of the nurse, which means the nurse makes sure they are doing things safely and correctly. Sometimes, the PCT might also be called a Patient Care Technician/Unit Clerk assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also enables patients to receive the best care possible. assist with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also enables patients to receive the best care possible. As a HUC, they help with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, which also helps patients get the best care possible!, who assists with the paperwork and other tasks that keep the hospital running smoothly, enabling
PCT's are essential members of the healthcare team who help patients feel better and get healthy again!
Education: You'll need a high school diploma or GED.
Training: you'll need to get a BLS CPR certificate. If you don't already have it, they can teach you how to do CPR at your orientation too (so you don't need to do it beforehand).
Experience: No previous job experience is required, but you should have one of the following:
- Finished STNA, CNA, or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training.
- Helped care for patients in the past 5 years (like taking their temperature, bathing them, or helping them use the restroom)
- Currently in nursing school and finished one clinical rotation.
Other Skills:
- You can handle doing many things simultaneously, even when people interrupt you, and still be nice.
- You know how to use a computer.
- You're good at organizing things.
- You can talk and listen well to others.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Dayton, OH |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1995 |
| Website | http://www.premierhealth.com/ |
About Company
About Premier Health Partners
Premier Health Partners (PHP) is a large health system serving southwest Ohio communities by improving the quality, affordability, and accessibility of health care.
PHP Mission and Legacy for Better Health Care
The PHP Mission and Legacy has always been to provide the most comprehensive, affordable and accessible health services and products for the betterment of health care in southwest Ohio. When you know more about our mission, vision, and values, and read about the success stories in our history; you’ll know why we’re the first choice for patients, physicians and employees in southwest Ohio.
PHP Hospitals
Our members include more than 65 member locations throughout southwest Ohio, including four hospitals:
As part of our mission to bring quality health care closer to the people we serve, we’ve expanded our services through comprehensive health centers:
Find out how to donate or volunteer to impact the quality of health care at PHP and our member organizations. PHP has foundations to which you can make donations to improve the health care technology and facilities available to your community. You can also help by volunteering at our hospitals or health centers.
PHP Vendor and Supplier Information
Whether you’re currently a vendor working with PHP or a supplier interested in joining our partnership, you’ll find helpful information in our vendor and supplier section.
Serving the Community
PHP is dedicated to serving the community by making it our priority to bring quality, affordable health care choices closer to you. To make this happen, PHP created Premier Community Health, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a healthier community through prevention, early detection, and disease management. PHP’s investment in the 23 communities we serve includes building health service centers, bringing health programs to the community, as well as being one of the largest employers in the area. We also are committed to helping the under-served of our community by providing financial aid, free services, and pre ions to people in need. We also believe in being a good neighbor by getting involved in numerous community programs and charities. And, as part of our effort to build healthier communities, we have implemented a system-wide ban on tobacco.
Learn more about how we serve the community.
Awards and Recognition
Read About Our Awards and Recognition.
Premier Health Partners (PHP) is a large health system serving southwest Ohio communities by improving the quality, affordability, and accessibility of health care.
PHP Mission and Legacy for Better Health Care
The PHP Mission and Legacy has always been to provide the most comprehensive, affordable and accessible health services and products for the betterment of health care in southwest Ohio. When you know more about our mission, vision, and values, and read about the success stories in our history; you’ll know why we’re the first choice for patients, physicians and employees in southwest Ohio.
PHP Hospitals
Our members include more than 65 member locations throughout southwest Ohio, including four hospitals:
- Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton
- Miami Valley Hospital
- Atrium Medical Center
- Upper Valley Medical Center
As part of our mission to bring quality health care closer to the people we serve, we’ve expanded our services through comprehensive health centers:
- Good Samaritan North Health Center in Englewood
- Miami Valley South Hospital in Centerville
Find out how to donate or volunteer to impact the quality of health care at PHP and our member organizations. PHP has foundations to which you can make donations to improve the health care technology and facilities available to your community. You can also help by volunteering at our hospitals or health centers.
PHP Vendor and Supplier Information
Whether you’re currently a vendor working with PHP or a supplier interested in joining our partnership, you’ll find helpful information in our vendor and supplier section.
Serving the Community
PHP is dedicated to serving the community by making it our priority to bring quality, affordable health care choices closer to you. To make this happen, PHP created Premier Community Health, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a healthier community through prevention, early detection, and disease management. PHP’s investment in the 23 communities we serve includes building health service centers, bringing health programs to the community, as well as being one of the largest employers in the area. We also are committed to helping the under-served of our community by providing financial aid, free services, and pre ions to people in need. We also believe in being a good neighbor by getting involved in numerous community programs and charities. And, as part of our effort to build healthier communities, we have implemented a system-wide ban on tobacco.
Learn more about how we serve the community.
Awards and Recognition
Read About Our Awards and Recognition.
Skills
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)unmatched
- Healthcareunmatched
- Hospitalunmatched
- Nursingunmatched
- Nursing Managementunmatched
- Patient Careunmatched
- Specimen Collectionunmatched
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