Medical terminology required prior to unit orientation or documentation of formal class within three (3) years
Previous experience
Multi-language ability
Duties and Responsibilities:
Demonstrates commitment to professional growth and development for self and others
Collaborates with all team members to provide skillful, supportive care for all patients
Communicates pertinent information to members of the patient care team
Supports and participates in performance improvement activities
Provides quality internal and external customer service
Possesses communication skills strong enough to participate with the team, manage conflict, and work successfully with the public
Has ability to perform accurately and quickly in a busy, stressful environment, setting priorities as to duties
Deals with the emotional stress of caring for dying and chronically ill patients
Performs other duties as assigned
Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC's Service Standards into their daily work:
Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions:
Meets OSHA training requirements
Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids
Intermittent or prolonged standing, walking, and sitting
Effectively copes and strives for balance when caring for acutely ill patients and families
Accepts the risk of job-related illness and injury which may cause long-term health problems
Repetitive motions (i.e., wrist/hand movements, grasping, and finger dexterity as in typing, writing, faxing, filing papers, etc.)
Able to lift greater than fifty (50) pounds and push up to three hundred (300) pounds using approved hospital transport devices
Benefits
Health insurance
Additional Information
Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider-we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.
The Patient Care Tech (PCT) is an integral part of a patient-focused team who use their knowledge, skills, and energy to carry out the sacred task of helping others. They serve as the communication hub for the patient care environment and are responsible for creating and maintaining a care environment conducive to healing.
Required Behaviors:
As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization. Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability, and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.
Required Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED
Nursing assistant experience or certification; if no nursing assistant experience or certification, completion of nursing assistant or patient care tech program
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within two (2) weeks of hire
Legible printing
Clear speaking voice
Typing/computer skills
Mature, courteous deportment
Driver's license free of violation for SJRIR
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