Patient Care Tech PRN

Introduction

We offer an exciting opportunity for a Patient Care Tech PRN to join our team at Angel Medical Center, part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

Our total rewards package supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues, including:

• Comprehensive medical coverage with many common services at no cost or low copay, plus prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, telemedicine services, and AirMed medical transportation.
• Dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, 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.
• A 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3-9% of pay (based on years of service).
• An Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• 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).
• A colleague recognition program.
• A Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence).
• An Employee Health Assistance Fund offering free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are a committed, caring group of colleagues. If you want to work as a Patient Care Tech PRN where your passion for creating positive patient interactions is valued, we want your knowledge and expertise.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) delivers high-quality, patient-centered care by performing various delegated basic patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living under the supervision of the registered nurse (RN). The PCT assists the nursing staff in providing patient care in accordance with the PCTs skills/training and the needs of the Department, maintaining a clean, well-organized, and safe patient care environment.

You will do the following:

• Participate in the implementation of nursing care plans by performing direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of the licensed nurse.
• Obtain and record initial and ongoing patient information throughout the cycle of care, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, intake and output, calorie counts, and other patient information as outlined by policy.
• Assist with mobility by regular turning and positioning, dangling, and ambulating patients, assisting with walkers, crutches, canes, and wheelchairs, transferring patients, and discharging patients.
• Obtain or assist in the collection of specimens for diagnostic or waived tests, ensuring accuracy of all labels and timely transfer of specimen.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including eating and drinking, bathing, shaving, oral care, grooming, and elimination, changing bed linens as needed.
• Serve as Monitor/Telemetry Tech for the unit as needed.
• Engage in evidence-based best practices that enhance the patient experience, including SAFETY rounding, communication fundamentals/AIDET, Teach-Back, Narrating Care, etc.

Qualifications

You will need the following qualifications:

• Preferred Education: High School Diploma, GED, or Equivalent.
• Preferred Experience: 1 years of experience in an acute care setting.
• Required License: Current listing with Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide I.
• Certification: BLS.

Angel Medical Center is a full-service community hospital serving Macon and surrounding counties, with inpatient services including an intensive care unit and medical and surgical units. We have been named an Acute Stroke Ready hospital and operate Mission My Care Now Franklin and CarePartners Hospice & Home Health. We are a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute multiple times, and we spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for charitable care, uninsured discounts, and uncompensated expenses.