Patient Care Technician- Float Pool

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Join UPMC Hamot's Float Pool as a Patient Care Technician and gain hands-on experience across multiple units in the hospital. This role offers the opportunity to build a diverse skill set while working with a supportive, team-oriented environment. This position features flexible scheduling with rotating day and night shifts, including weekends and holidays. Float Pool team members receive a 10% differential for their flexibility. Title and pay will be determined based on education and experience. Responsibilities + Provide direct patient care, including assistance with activities of daily living (bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, and transporting) + Obtain and record vital signs, weights, intake & output, and blood glucose testing + Assist with patient procedures and support therapies (physical, respiratory, cardiopulmonary) + Perform specimen collection and support Foley care + Complete core PCT skills such as point-of-care testing, simple dressings, bladder scans, and patient transport + Perform advanced skills based on unit needs (e.g., phlebotomy, EKGs, IV or Foley removal) + Communicate patient status changes to the RN and support patient and family education + Respond to call lights, assist with unit operations, and collaborate with the care team + Document care accurately and follow all safety and compliance protocols a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } + High School Diploma or GED required + Must meet one of the following for a PCT title: + One (1) year of general healthcare experience + Six (6) months of experience as a UPMC Nursing Assistant/CNA + PCT competency must be achieved within 120 days of hire/transfer/promotion for those with less than one year of experience + Enrollment in a PT, OT, PA, or related healthcare training program with at least one completed clinical rotation + Completion of a Bachelor's degree in a health sciences field + Applicants with no experience will be considered for a Nursing Assistant title at the starting rate of $18.79/hr + Successful completion of: + UPMC Patient Care Technician class + eRecord training +

Preferred:

+ Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic certification, or current enrollment in an EMT/Paramedic program Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances + Basic Life Support (BLS) or CPR required (AHA standards with both didactic and skills demonstration) within 30 days of hire + ACLS preferred + Act 34 clearance required UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran