Patient Care Technician, Senior- Weekend Program, Emergency Department

Weekend Program | Full-Time
UPMC East

UPMC East is hiring a Full-Time Patient Care Technician Senior to support our Emergency Department Weekend Program.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about delivering high-quality patient care, answer your calling while building your career at UPMC. We offer opportunities for personal skill-building, professional development, and continued education.

Weekend Program Schedule Requirements

This position is part of the Weekend Program and requires a firm weekend commitment:

• Eligible participants must work 48 weekends per year
• Must work 24 hours each weekend, scheduled as either:
  • Two (2) 12-hour shifts OR
  • Three (3) 8-hour shifts
• All shifts must fall between:
  • Friday at 3:00 p.m. and Monday at 7:00 a.m.

Weekend Program employees are expected to consistently meet these scheduling requirements as outlined in the Weekend Program Agreement.

Departmental Support & Professionalism

• Suggests and supports changes within the department
• Assumes responsibility for assignments and views problems as challenges
• Demonstrates awareness of behavior on the efficient functioning of the department
• Supports department-based projects and quality initiatives
• Establishes appropriate and effective communication with other departments
• Maintains professional and respectful interpersonal relationships
• Contributes to universal unit activities (e.g., responding to call lights, answering phones, passing meal trays, transporting patients)

Patient Care & Clinical Duties

Performs core nursing assistant responsibilities, including but not limited to:

• Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, turning, repositioning
• Vital signs, intake & output, blood glucose monitoring, weights
• Specimen collection and Foley care

Performs advanced clinical tasks based on department need, such as:

• Phlebotomy
• 12-lead EKGs
• Simple dressings
• Foley catheter insertion/removal
• IV insertion/removal and dressing changes
• Bladder scans
• Femoral hemostasis
• Telemetry monitor application/reapplication
• NG tube clamping/removal

Additional responsibilities include:

• Assisting with physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies
• Reporting changes in patient status to the RN
• Providing patient and family education under RN direction
• Applying, monitoring, and removing patient restraints per protocol
• Transporting cardiac-monitored patients
• Being present in medication storage areas or transporting medications between departments as permitted

Documentation & Safety

• Adheres to all policies and procedures related to patient care and hospital information
• Complies with safety policies and standard precautions
• Documents accurately in the medical record
• Supports a safe environment for patients and staff
• Reports equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department

Communication & Teamwork

• Demonstrates clear, respectful, and effective communication
• Shows understanding of cultural diversity, workplace conduct, and professional accountability
• Develops productive internal and external working relationships
• Exhibits enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues

Learning & Professional Development

• Receptive to feedback and direction
• Identifies and communicates learning needs to leadership
• Takes initiative to improve knowledge, skills, and performance
• Requests assistance with planning and prioritization when needed
• Participates in self-review, committees, and project work

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Must also have either a) 2 years of general healthcare experience and meet requirements of Patient Care Technician title, OR b) 1 year of experience (defined above) and enrollment in PT/OT/PA program with completion of at least one clinical rotation, orc) 1 year of experience (defined above) and completion of a bachelor's degree in a health sciences field.

• Annual completion of a professional contribution to be determined after hire.

• Successful completion of patient care technician senior class.

• Successful completion of basic information system training.

• Microcomputer experience preferred. Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.

• Nursing Student that has completed one clinical rotation preferred

• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic or currently enrolled in an EMT or Paramedic program preferred.

• Successful completion of a basic arrhythmia course and annual competency required.

May, in the course of their duties, be in rooms where medications are stored or may transport medications when they transport patients. Transportation of medication is limited from one department to another.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire ACLS preferred
CCMC required within 60 days of hire

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)
• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran