Patient Care Tech

Position Overview

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference at Johnston-Willis Hospital, where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. As a Patient Care Tech, you will deliver high quality, patient-centered care and work under the supervision of a registered nurse, ensuring that our patients receive efficient and compassionate service. Join an amazing team that supports one another and values every individual's intrinsic worth.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the implementation of nursing care plans by performing direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of a licensed nurse.
• Obtain and record initial and ongoing patient information (admissions data, vital signs, height, weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, intake/output, calorie counts, and other details as outlined by policy).
• Assist with patient mobility, including regular turning, positioning, dangling, ambulation, and safe transfers to/from various units or departments.
• Collect or assist in the collection of specimens for diagnostic or waived tests, ensuring proper label accuracy and timely transfer.
• Help patients with activities of daily living such as eating, bathing, grooming, and elimination, as well as changing bed linens when needed.
• Serve as Monitor/Telemetry Tech for the unit when required.
• Engage in evidence-based best practices to enhance the patient experience, including safety rounding, effective communication (AIDET, Teach-Back, Narrating Care), and other care initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date)

Benefits & Perks

• Sign-on bonus up to $2,500
• Comprehensive medical coverage including prescription drug coverage, behavioral health, free telemedicine services, and free AirMed medical transportation
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, and pet insurance
• Other perks include free counseling services for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing, a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock, family support benefits (including fertility, family building, and adoption assistance), referral services for child, elder and pet care, consumer discounts, retirement readiness and rollover assistance programs, education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships), a colleague recognition program, and a robust Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.