UPMC Hamot is hiring a Part-Time Senior Patient Care Technician to join the team on 7 South Oncology! 

If you’re passionate about patient care and looking for a career that offers great benefits and plenty of room for growth, we invite you to explore this opportunity today!

Title and salary will be determined based upon education and experience.

Responsibilities:

Supports and suggests departmental changes. Takes responsibility for assignments and views problems as challenges. Demonstrates awareness of behavior’s impact on department efficiency. Supports department projects and quality initiatives. Receives feedback constructively and identifies learning needs. Communicates learning needs and takes action to improve skills. Requests assistance for planning and prioritizing activities. Participates in self-review, projects, and committees. Adheres strictly to patient care and hospital policies and procedures. Complies with safety procedures, including standard precautions. Documents in medical records according to procedures. Performs assigned tasks promptly and efficiently. Transports cardiac-monitored patients within the hospital. May insert Foley catheters, perform straight catheterization, and IV procedures. Completes clerical functions as needed. Provides patient care, including assisting with daily living activities and procedures. Assists with physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies. Provides feedback on patient care and reports status changes. Provides patient and family instruction under RN direction. Applies, monitors, and removes patient restraints as needed. Reports equipment malfunctions and communicates effectively with other departments. Contributes to unit activities like responding to calls and transporting patients. Communicates clearly with all healthcare team members. Understands cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in health professions. Supports safety in the workplace for both patients and staff. Maintains professional, respectful relationships and accountability. Routinely performs core nursing assistant responsibilities, including ADLs, point-of-care testing, and specimen collection. Performs advanced skills like basic arrhythmia, complex wound care, 12-lead EKGs, and NG tube management as needed.