What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Tech position at CommonSpirit Health?
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the areas only inpatient oncology unit the Orthopedic Spine and Hand Center Family Birth Center the Lactation Support Center and retail store and many others. Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194-bed facility located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78-bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality compassionate care since 1910. Learn more at https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield.#bakersfieldRN
Responsibilities
Assists the Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Vocational Nurse as assigned. Patient Care Techs (PCTs) rotate duties of direct patient care with indirect patient care. Their indirect care responsibilities may include more than one unit.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
CNA and BLS
Dysrhythmia certification required within 90 days of hire
HSD/GED or 2 years equivalent work experience
Preferred Requirements:
Previous experience as a CNA, Monitor Tech and/or Unit Secretary preferred.
Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
