Patient Care Tech

Patient Care Tech

04 Jan 2024
Florida, Jacksonville, 32216 Jacksonville USA

Patient Care Tech

Vacancy expired!

Description

SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)
SCHEDULE: Full-time



Are you a newly certified Nurse

Assistant looking for your first opportunity in the hospital setting? Are you looking for a company

and program that invests in YOU, your career, and your future?


We offer an array of medical,

dental, and vision packages as well as several other perks to make your

benefits package customizable to you and your family needs. Some of our unique benefits we offer include:

  • Student

    Loan Repayment

  • Tuition

    Reimbursement Programs

  • Paid

    Personal Leave

  • 401k

    (100% annual match – 3%-9% of pay based on years of service)

  • Auto,

    Home, and Life Insurance options

  • Adoption

    Assistance

  • Employee

    Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Would you like to unlock your

potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and

development of our colleagues? Join the Memorial

Hospital Jacksonville family! We will provide you the tools and resources you

need to succeed in our organization. We are currently looking for an ambitious

Certified Nurse Assistant to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential

here!


SUMMARY OF THE PROGRAM:

PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY BEFORE

APPLYING

All newly licensed CNA applicants will be required

to attend a4-weekStar Tech Program. The next Star Tech Program will begin Monday: XXXX XX, 20XX.

TheStar Tech Programis designed for inexperienced

Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) who strive to work on Medical/Surgical

Nursing Units in the hospital setting. The program is comprised of didactic

training, skills training and clinical preceptorship at the sponsoring facility.

Star Tech Program is concentrated training prior to hospital employment. The

licensed certified nursing assistant is not only oriented to the facility in

which they will be working, but is better prepared for standard patient care

assignments in an acute care setting upon successful completion of the 4-week

program.

Thefirst two (2)

weeksinclude a combination of didactic education and skills training.

Learners will get Basic Life Support (BLS) and Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)

certified during this time.

Theremaining two (2) weeksare spent at the sponsoring

facility working with aCertified Nurse Assistant and supervised by a Registered

Nurse.

The Star Tech learner

will work 3 - twelve hour (12hr) shiftsduring each week of the Clinical

Preceptorship, which may include weekend shifts or night shifts, based on the

preceptorship schedule and needs of the nursing unit.

TheStar Tech Programis based upon the standards

established by the State Boards of Nursing for CNAs. Many of the division

and/or facility specific training initiatives will be incorporated into the

curriculum as well. Learners will be BLS and CPI certified. Nursing assistants

will be introduced and trained on the facility Electronic Health Record.


SUMMARY OF THE

POSITION:

Graduates of the Star Tech fulfill the role of Patient Care Technician

in our hospital. As a Patient Care Technician (CNA) at the hospital, you

will deliver high quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of

important patient care services related to common nursing functions and

activities of daily listing. Under supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN),

you will assist the nursing staff in providing patient care with your skills

and training and in accordance with the needs of our department. The Patient

Care Technician will consistently assist the patient care team by maintaining a

clean, well-organized and safe patient care environment.

What you will do in this role:

  • You will obtain vital

    signs, height and weight, intake and output, calorie counts, application of

    ice/heat, and/or simple non-sterile dressing changes.

  • You will answer

    patient call lights in a timely manner and respond to patient needs/requests.

  • You will assist

    patients with performing activities of daily living to include bathing,

    shaving, oral care, toileting, grooming, changing linens, providing water,

    ambulation, assisting with meal delivery and feeding as directed.

  • You will be

    responsible for safe patient handling: Turning and positioning, use of

    specialty beds, patient transfer and use of transfer devices, ambulation

    assistance and use of assistive devices, restraint alternatives, oxygen use and

    transport, suction use, pre-operative skin preparation and/or use of sequential

    compression devices (SCD).

  • You will be

    responsible for recording information in the patient’s medical records.

  • You will maintain

    close communication with physicians, nurses and other healthcare team members

    regarding changes in a patient’s care and condition.

  • In conjunction with

    physicians and nurses, you will be responsible for educating patients and

    families on the care and therapies being provided

  • You will monitor

    supplies levels in your unit and patient rooms and restock as needed.

Qualifications

  • Program acceptance requires a one (1) year, full-time

    commitment to the sponsoring facility. If a PCT chooses to leave the

    facility before the 1-year commitment is fulfilled, they will be required

    to meet a pro-rated monetary responsibility.

  • High School Diploma or equivalent is required; 18 years

    of age or old is required

  • Must be licensed

    as a Certified Nurse Assistant in the state prior to the start of the program

  • You must not have

    current or prior experience working as an acute care hospital CNA

  • You must be flexible to

    work day or night shift (unit needs vary)

  • Attendance

    is imperative and 100% mandatory throughout the 4-week training program

Now celebrating over 50 years of

service - Memorial Hospital Jacksonville,

a facility of HCA Healthcare’s South Atlantic Division,has built a strong

tradition of providing quality healthcare to Northeast Florida and surrounding

areas. Memorial Hospital Jacksonville is a 400 plus bed acute care hospital

offering a full line of services, including 24-hour emergency care at four

different locations. We feature an accredited Chest Pain Center, certified

Stroke Center, dedicated Heart Center, a state of art Spine clinic, and Memorial's

maternity center, Special Beginnings. Fully accredited by the Joint Commission

of Accreditation (JCA), Memorial Hospital Jacksonville is known as a leader in

innovative healthcare with a reputation maintained through our excellent staff,

along with technological advances, growth and expansion to meet the ongoing

needs of our community.


Memorial Hospital Jacksonvilleis also aCertified Level II Trauma

Center, which means we provide a higher level of care for the most critically

injured patients. It also means our standards and performance are regularly

reviewed by the Florida Department of Health.


Healthcare Corporation of America (HCA) is a community of 94,000 RNs and 38,000

physicians. We have over 1,900 facilities including hospitals, freestanding

ER’s, surgery centers, and urgent care clinics. HCA has been consecutively

named a World's Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere Institute since 2010. In

2018, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.3 billion in cost for the delivery

of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Be a part of an organization that

invests in you. We are actively reviewing applications for our Star Tech

Certified Nurse Assistant Program. Highly qualified candidates will be promptly

contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in

patient care!


We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin,

gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability

status.


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Job Details

  • ID
    JC29343870
  • State
  • City
  • Job type
    HOS
  • Salary
    TBD
  • Hiring Company
    Memorial Hospital of Jacksonville
  • Date
    2021-12-31
  • Deadline
    2022-03-01
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