Patient Care Technician (PCT) - Endoscopy Clinic

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Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States and is the number one hospital in North Carolina, according to U.S. News and World Report for 2023-2024. Duke University Hospital is the largest of Duke Health's three hospitals and features 1048 patient beds, 65 operating rooms, as well as comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

Patient Care Technician (PCT) – Duke Hospital

Endoscopy Clinic 2H

Duke University Health System- Duke Hospital seeks to hire a PCT who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together.

Department Profile:

• The Endoscopy Unit at Duke South Clinic is a procedural hospital-based clinic with 7 procedure rooms and 20 prep and recovery bays, caring for an average of 50 patients/day. This area has an advanced GI program. Our team is active in delivering exemplary care for each patient to ensure an excellent patient experience, every time.

Work Hours & Shifts:

• 4-10 hour shifts per week, on call required

Preferred experience:  

• Preferred CNA experience

General Description of the Job Class

• Perform a variety of specialized technical and supportive patient care activities to assist medical professional personnel in diagnostic, therapeutic and research procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

• Determine, prepare and set up medical supplies and equipment for diagnostic, therapeutic and research procedures. Confer with patients to obtain information for chart and laboratory records, explain procedures, allay fears and elicit cooperation; ensure completion of patients' laboratory tests prior to examination by physician.
• Prepare patients for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to include obtaining specimens, taking vital signs and measurements, positioning patients and attaching equipment leads to specific body locations. Assist physicians and nursing personnel during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to include handling instruments, calling out equipment readings and administering oxygen and opaque dyes; alert physician to patient discomfort.
• Operate equipment such as polygraphs, magnetic and video tape recorders and X-ray machines to monitor and obtain recordings of specific body functions; calculate, compile and record data obtained from graphs and numerical readings. Operate manual and automatic laboratory equipment to make qualitative and quantitative analyses of specimens.
• Calibrate and perform routine maintenance on equipment to ensure proper functioning; clean and sterilize instruments, supplies and equipment.
• Maintain inventory of supplies; reorder as required.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education

• Work requires completion of a related 1 year technical school program.

Experience

• Work generally requires two years of experience in health care specialties related to the specific position; two years additional years related experience may be substituted for the technical school.

• OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification

• N/A

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• N/A

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