Patient Care Technician - USSU

17 Jun 2024

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

Do you have the career opportunities as aPatient Care Technicianyou want in your current role? We have an exciting opportunity for you to joinTulane Medical Center,a facility that is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services,HCA Healthcare.

We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. Tulane 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 uniquebenefitswe offer include:

  • Student Loan Forgiveness
  • Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Programs
  • Paid Personal Leave
  • 401k (100% annual match – 3%-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)

We strive to provide the best possible care to our patients.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Tulane Medical Center family! We will provide you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are currently looking for an ambitious Patient Care Technician to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential here!

A Patient Care Technician’s main role is to provide basic care to patients, as well as assist them with things they might have trouble with on their own, such as bathing. Because of the personal nature of the job, a Patient Care Technician has strong people skills and the ability to be compassionate and enjoy helping others.

About this unit:

  • Teamwork is the core of how we operate
  • Engagement of Leadership – Everyone on the team is motivated and patient focused.
  • Patient safety and satisfaction are our number one priority

Responsibilities:

  • Assists patients with personal hygiene.
  • Transfers and ambulates patients using appropriate body mechanics in moving, lifting, or tuning patient.
  • Prepares patient for meals, feeds, and documents as required.
  • Attends to comfort of patients.
  • Maintains patient care area according to unit standards including making beds, distributing/disposing of linens, returning equipment, keeping hallways free of equipment/trays.
  • Assists in the performance of more complicated treatments, diagnostic procedures and physical examinations as per instructions from registered nurse and with documented competency.
  • Reports pertinent patient information to Nurse(s) according to established guidelines.
  • Applies knowledge of growth and development in patient interactions and treatment.

Qualifications

  • Completion of a nursing assistant program preferred.
  • Minimum of one year experience in adult patient care required.
  • Must be able to successfully complete established competencies for the position within designated probationary period.
  • Current CPR certification required.
  • Work Hours: Full Time Days, Rotating Weekends

With 235+ beds,Tulane Medical Centeris an acclaimed teaching, research and medical center serving the greater New Orleans area. Tulane Medical Center has been named aWorld’s Best Hospitalby Newsweek in its 2019 listing of the top medical facilities across the globe. Of the 1,000 hospitals listed in the report, Tulane Medical Center is one of just 250 “World’s Best Hospitals” found in the United States and the only hospital in southern Louisiana on the list.

At Tulane, our mission statement reminds us that above all else we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. When we speak of our mission, we usually think about our dedication to patients and their families and our commitment to them. But we are also equally committed to our employees. You are part of an organization with a long history of compassion and service to patients. The degree to which we as an organization can provide quality healthcare service is highly dependent on how well you are able to perform your job.

HCA Healthcare has been continually named aWorld's Most Ethical Company by Ethispheresince 2010. In 2018, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.3 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Patient Care Technician like you to be a part of our team.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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  • ID: #43199371
  • State: Louisiana Slidell 70461 Slidell USA
  • City: Slidell
  • Salary: TBD
  • Job type: HOS
  • Showed: 2022-06-17
  • Deadline: 2022-08-12
  • Category: Et cetera