Patient Care Technician / Acute Care / Full Time Nights

Elevate your career at Wood County Hospital, where you're not just a number – you're a vital part of a team making a real difference. Patient Care Technician / Acute Care / Full Time Nights Patient Care Technician (PCT) is to provide safe, compassionate, and efficient support to patients and the healthcare team by assisting with direct patient care, monitoring, and daily operational tasks under the supervision of licensed nursing staff.

The role is essential in promoting patient comfort, safety, and dignity while ensuring a clean, organized, and responsive care environment. Patient Care Technician is an onsite position.

Essential Functions

Provide direct patient care by performing activities of daily living, vital signs, point of care testing, skin care and assist with cardiac monitoring under the supervision of licensed staff. Document and communicate effectively by accurately recording care and observations in the clinical system and relaying patient information to the healthcare team in a timely manner.

Performs clerical/secretarial functions (e.g. answering the phone, arranging external transport, patient record preparation/assembly, filing, entering charges, contacting physicians, maintaining logs, scheduling tests and requests for services from other departments). Train and support new staff, demonstrating professionalism, and adapting to changing unit needs.

Prepare, prevent, protect and respond to support our culture of safety. Works hours per week in accordance with offer letter or per attributes of position at transfer request. May be expected to work longer hours as necessary. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED License: None Experience: None Certification: BLS within 90 days of hire Preferred Education: None License: None Experience: None Certification: None Benefit Summary: Join our team, and you’ll have access to a cutting-edge facility with state of the art technology. You’ll also interact with some of the region's top notch healthcare professionals.

You’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow and advance your career. We’ll also reward your hard work with:

• Great health, dental and vision plans
• Competitive wages
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Generous short term and long term disability plans
• Employer-matched 403(b)
• Employer sponsored cash balance pension plan
• Vacation and Holiday time
• Generous tuition reimbursement
• And a lot more! PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 1.In an 8 to 12-hour workday, employee stands/walks (hours at one time): [] 0-2 [] 2-4 [X]4-6 [] 6-8 [] 8-12

1. In an 8- to 12-hour workday, employees sit (hours at one time/hour during the day): [X] 0-2 [] 2-4 []4-6 [] 6-8[] 8-12
2. Employee lifts: [] up to 10 # [] 10-20 # [X] 20-50 # [] over 50 #
3. Lifting as indicated in item 3 above is performed during the workday: [] occasionally[ X] frequently [] continuously
4. Employee uses hands for repetitive: a. Simple grasping: [X] yes [] no b. Pushing/pulling [X] yes [] no c. Fine manipulation [X] yes [] no
5. Employee uses feet for repetitive movement in operating foot controls: [] yes [X] no 7.Employee must be able to: a. Bend [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all b. Squat [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all c. Kneel [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all d. Climb [] frequently [X] occasionally [] not at all