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. + High school diploma or equivalent. + Must have either: a) 2 years of general healthcare experience and meet Patient Care Technician title requirements b) 1 year of experience and enrollment in a PT/OT/PA program with at least one clinical rotation completed c) 1 year of experience 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 communicate effectively both orally and in writing. + Nursing student with at least one clinical rotation completed 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 be in rooms where medications are stored or transport medications when transporting patients, limited to departmental transfers. **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 + Act 34 + ACLS preferred **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran** If you would like to discuss this opportunity and more with a Recruiter for Hamot Nursing and Nursing Support, you can schedule an appointment to meet with us during our virtual office hours! We are available Mondays and Wednesdays 8AM-10AM, 12PM-2PM, 5PM-7PM. We are also available every first Saturday of the month by request, please email morrisonlm2@upmc.edu to request Saturdays. **Please click this link to schedule an appointment:** Hamot Recruiter Office Hours Scheduling (https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/hamotrecruiterofficehours@upmc.edu/bookings/)