Patient Care Tech (PCT) and Health Unit Coordinator (HUC)

This role combines the responsibilities of a Patient Care Tech (PCT) and a Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital.

As a PCT, you will assist the patient care team by performing various tasks and procedures as instructed by a licensed professional. You will prioritize and deliver basic patient care, including toileting, bathing, linen and clothing changes, providing fresh water and ice, ambulating, and comfort measures. You will also assist with admission, discharge, and transfer of patients, and report patient care findings and data in a timely manner.

As a Health Unit Coordinator, you will facilitate unit organization and patient care by assisting in the coordination of patient, nursing, physician, and other healthcare provider office and clerical activities. You will answer patient call lights, schedule tests and treatments as ordered, and act as a unit receptionist. You will also process, organize, file, and maintain patient and unit records, transcribe physician orders, and provide access control to visitor entrances to secure units.

The NICU provides intensive medical care and around-the-clock monitoring from a team of specialists to help fragile infants survive and recover. The team includes neonatologists, NICU nurses, Critical Care Techs, Respiratory Therapists, and other specialists.

Requirements:

• Current Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA) in the state of practice
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
• Demonstrated basic computer literacy skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• CNA experience or applicable healthcare experience

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require verbal communication, hearing, and understanding spoken information
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients, bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment

Schedule:

• Part-time, 12 hours/week
• 12-hour shifts, variable rotating, mix of days, nights, weekends, and holidays

Pay:

• Starting at $18.40+ (based on patient care experience)
• Shift differential pay for evenings, nights, weekends

Benefits:

• Not Benefits Eligible