# Patient Care Technician

**Company**: Intermountain Health
**Location**: Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $18.40 - $23.92 per hour
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Patient Care Technician functions as a clinical support partner, assisting the patient care team by performing various tasks and procedures as instructed by a licensed professional.

You will prioritise and deliver basic patient care, including toileting, bathing, linen and clothing changes, providing fresh water and ice, ambulating, comfort measures, and addressing other patient needs, while providing excellent customer service when responding to patient and family requests.

Responsibilities:

- Report and record patient care findings and data in a timely manner, and secure qualified assistance as needed when changes in patient condition occur.

- Perform telemetry duties as required, monitor patients, address patient care needs, and collaborate with other members of the patient care team.

- Transport medications from the delivery system to the RN as required.

- Collaborate and consult with the RN and other members of the interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient care.

- Assume the responsibilities of a health unit coordinator, including answering phones, transcribing physician orders, managing unit records, organising, stocking, and maintaining unit supplies.

- Implement the plan of care as delegated, and perform specialised procedures with skill validation and according to regulatory standards.

- Foster a safe environment by complying with the safety policy and taking appropriate action in an emergency.

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:

- Prior CNA experience or applicable healthcare experience.

- Current enrollment in a nursing school program.

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 utilise 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.

Benefits: We offer a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness.

Salary: $18.40 - $23.92 per hour

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## Skills

### Required
- Patient Care
- Nursing
- Teamwork
- Computer Literacy
- Communication
- Patient Care Delivery
- Personal Hygiene
- Safe Patient Handling
- Vital Signs
- Specimen Collection

### Nice to have
- Prior CNA experience
- Current enrollment in nursing school program

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