Job Description:

Description

SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)
SCHEDULE: Full-time

**Sign-On Bonus Available For Those Who Qualify!**

Patient Care Technician (PCT)

Progressive Care Unit

Full-Time (0.9 FTE), Nights

Lawnwood Regional Medical Center

Fort Pierce, FL

Facility Description:

Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute is a 380-bed acute-care hospital offering a full range of services. Lawnwood is home to the most experienced Heart Institute on the Treasure Coast providing interventional and therapeutic care, including open-heart surgery. Other hospital services include adult and pediatric emergency services, labor/delivery and birthing, pediatrics, orthopedics, oncology, nuclear medicine, diagnostic services, as well as inpatient and outpatient surgical services.

Lawnwood is designated by the Joint Commission as a Certified Primary Stroke Center. The Physical Rehabilitation Center is CARF accredited and we are designated a Level II Trauma Center by the Florida Department of Health and verified by the American College of Surgeons. We also offer a freestanding ER in Vero Beach providing emergency treatment for adults and children closer to home. Additionally Lawnwood offers the area's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). At Lawnwood patients come first - no matter what! We invite you to work in a fast-paced environment with a team of top healthcare professionals while enjoying a culturally vibrant, yet laid-back quality of life centered on Treasure Coast beaches, boating, fishing, community and the outdoors.

Benefits:

We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. At Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, we offer an array of medical, dental, and vision packages as well as several add-on perks to make your benefits package truly customizable to you and your family needs. Some of our unique benefits we offer include:

• Student Loan Repayment*


• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Programs*


• Paid Personal Leave


• 401k (100% annual match - 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service)


• Identity Theft Protection discounts


• Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options


• Adoption Assistance


• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)*

*If applicable, please refer to the CBA or the local HR office to confirm if this benefit applies to your position.

Position Description:

• Participates in the implementation of nursing care plans by performing direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of the licensed nurse.


• Obtains and records initial and ongoing patient information throughout the cycle of care, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, blood glucose levels, intake and output, and calorie counts.


• Monitors patient physical and emotional condition. Reports any changes in status promptly while Assists patients with activities of daily living to include eating and drinking, bathing, shaving, oral care, grooming, and elimination. Changes bed linens as needed.


• Documents observations, interactions, patient responses to performed activities, and any physical or behavioral changes at time of occurrence. Reports observations of individual patients to the RN/Team Leader.

Qualifications

• Current BLS Certification (American Heart Association or American Red Cross)


• Successful completion of a nursing assistant training program preferred


• State of FL C.N.A. Licensure preferred


• Previous Patient Care Tech and/or C.N.A. experience in a hospital setting preferred


• Working knowledge of medical terminology


• Customer service abilities including effective listening skills


• Ability to quickly make decisions to report patient condition with minimal supervision.


• Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds

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