What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Tech - FT position at Alaska Regional Hospital?
Description
Introduction
Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Patient Care Tech - FT today with Alaska Regional Hospital.
Benefits
Alaska Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Come join our team as a(an) Patient Care Tech - FT. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!
Job Summary And Qualifications
Patient Care Technician assists patients with activities of daily living, and assists in maintenance of a safe, clean and age appropriate environment under the direction and supervision of the Nurse. Provides care to meet the patient/family’s, physical, psychological, spiritual, social, and cultural needs with the RN/LPN’s assistance. Performs as directed, those tasks, which will assist the RN or LPN in providing patient care based upon the Department’s standard of practice and standard of care and within the scope of the State Nurse Practice Act. Also performs general clerical duties accurately and thoroughly in compliance with hospital policies and procedures.
Position Reports to
ED Manager, Alaska Regional Hospital
Key Interactions
The PCT interacts with staff at all facility levels, physicians and their teams, volunteers, patients, and visitors, ensuring that their interactions with stakeholders are aligned with business goals, customer needs and hospital policies. The PCT works with all patient populations (Patients with communication needs, patients in isolation, patients under precaution, patients in custody) and ages (adolescent, adult, geriatric).
Job Requirements (Education And Experience)
This position requires a passionate commitment to a set of core values and associated behaviors. Those values and behaviors require:
Accountability: acts like an owner; pulls own weight; works to achieve individual, departmental, and hospital goals; fully accountable; owns problem until solved; appropriately holds others accountable.
Integrity: open, honest, appropriate in all communication; manages conflict appropriately – takes issues to right address and does not discuss along the way; follows through on all commitments; speaks up, shares ideas and concerns, supports decisions once made.
Respect: demonstrates positive attitude; makes, and cheerfully spends time to consistently exceed patient/physician expectations; shows humility for role played in lives of others; respects coworkers (on time) and appreciates similarities and differences of each ARH employee; demonstrates true caring.
Quality: anticipates the needs of those served; craves new knowledge and new experience; delivers very best every day such that work makes a difference; when identifies a problem, also identifies potential solutions; constantly looks for ways to turn “good enough” into “even better”.
Loyalty: builds teamwork by being a good team member and not back-biting or pot-stirring; loyal to leaders and supports their decisions; is an ambassador to promote and defend ARH in all settings.
Enjoyment: finds humor and laughs daily, but never at another’s expense; greets, smiles, and welcomes each person encountered with a smiling face and a kind word.
"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Patient Care Tech - FT opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Introduction
Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Patient Care Tech - FT today with Alaska Regional Hospital.
Benefits
Alaska Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Come join our team as a(an) Patient Care Tech - FT. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!
Job Summary And Qualifications
Patient Care Technician assists patients with activities of daily living, and assists in maintenance of a safe, clean and age appropriate environment under the direction and supervision of the Nurse. Provides care to meet the patient/family’s, physical, psychological, spiritual, social, and cultural needs with the RN/LPN’s assistance. Performs as directed, those tasks, which will assist the RN or LPN in providing patient care based upon the Department’s standard of practice and standard of care and within the scope of the State Nurse Practice Act. Also performs general clerical duties accurately and thoroughly in compliance with hospital policies and procedures.
Position Reports to
ED Manager, Alaska Regional Hospital
Key Interactions
The PCT interacts with staff at all facility levels, physicians and their teams, volunteers, patients, and visitors, ensuring that their interactions with stakeholders are aligned with business goals, customer needs and hospital policies. The PCT works with all patient populations (Patients with communication needs, patients in isolation, patients under precaution, patients in custody) and ages (adolescent, adult, geriatric).
Job Requirements (Education And Experience)
- American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS or BCLS) and Certification required
- Emergency Medical Technician or State of Alaska Certified Nursing Assistant Certification preferred
- High School Diploma or GED preferred
- Six (6) months of CNA experience in acute care setting preferred
- Knowledge of State of Alaska Law, Nurse Practice Act, Federal/CMS regulations and Joint Commission Standards
- Skills: Organizational, Verbal/Follow verbal instructions, Interpersonal, Customer Relations, Mathematical, Analytical, Grammar/Spelling, Read/Comprehend/Follow written instructions, Transcription of orders, Computer, Management/Planning skills, Make decisions under pressure, handle multiple priorities, work alone, work in areas that are confined and/or crowded, attention to detail,
- Heavy work (Exert up to 100 lbs. force occasionally, and/or 50 lbs. frequently, and/or 20 lbs. constantly), Stand for 4 hours per day, Sit for 2 hours per day, Walk for 2 hours per day, Perform repetitive tasks/motions, Distinguish colors, Hear alarms/telephone/tape recorder/normal speaking voice, Have good manual dexterity, Have good eye-hand-foot coordination, Have clarity of vision, Have good writing ability
- Exposure to toxic/caustic/chemicals/detergents, Exposure to dust/fumes/gases, Exposure to moving mechanical parts, Exposure to potential electrical shock, Exposure to x-ray/electromagnetic energy, Exposure to high pitched noises, Exposure to communicable diseases, Exposure to blood and/or body fluids, CRT (computer monitor), Routine exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens, Potential exposure to TB, exposure to Compressed Gas Usage
- Personal Protective Equipment required: Mask, Glove, Goggles, Gown
This position requires a passionate commitment to a set of core values and associated behaviors. Those values and behaviors require:
Accountability: acts like an owner; pulls own weight; works to achieve individual, departmental, and hospital goals; fully accountable; owns problem until solved; appropriately holds others accountable.
Integrity: open, honest, appropriate in all communication; manages conflict appropriately – takes issues to right address and does not discuss along the way; follows through on all commitments; speaks up, shares ideas and concerns, supports decisions once made.
Respect: demonstrates positive attitude; makes, and cheerfully spends time to consistently exceed patient/physician expectations; shows humility for role played in lives of others; respects coworkers (on time) and appreciates similarities and differences of each ARH employee; demonstrates true caring.
Quality: anticipates the needs of those served; craves new knowledge and new experience; delivers very best every day such that work makes a difference; when identifies a problem, also identifies potential solutions; constantly looks for ways to turn “good enough” into “even better”.
Loyalty: builds teamwork by being a good team member and not back-biting or pot-stirring; loyal to leaders and supports their decisions; is an ambassador to promote and defend ARH in all settings.
Enjoyment: finds humor and laughs daily, but never at another’s expense; greets, smiles, and welcomes each person encountered with a smiling face and a kind word.
"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Patient Care Tech - FT opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
