Patient Care Technician - General Surgery

UPMC Hamot's Operating Room is hiring a Patient Care Technician to join the team! We have a 17-suite operating room that offers wide variety of specialties from Robotics, Kidney Transplants, Trauma and almost everything in between. We provide high quality care for both our elective and urgent patients from infant to geriatrics. You are provided an opportunity to work with world class surgeons and anesthesiologists from all over the country. Join our life saving team!

Shifts/Hours:

Full-Time, Monday-Friday 11am-7:30pm Please visit the following link to learn more about this role and careers in

Surgical Services:

Surgical Services Careers at UPMC (https://careers.upmc.com/surgicalservices/) _Title and Salary will be determined based upon education and experience._

Responsibilities:

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Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire + ACLS preferred UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran