Patient Care Tech (PCT) - Step Down

Tenet Healthcare
Detroit, MI
Job Description
Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role with us! Provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey.

Requirements

  • Collaborates and cooperates with care team members to ensure consistency and quality of care and promotes productive employee relations among staff members.
  • Performs a variety of basic patient care activities under the direction of a registered nurse.
  • Assists patient in activities of daily living by feeding, bathing, toileting and other personal hygiene regimes.
  • Follows all departmental policies, procedures and objectives; continuous improvement initiatives; safety environmental and infection control standards.
  • Demonstrates sensitivity to patient comfort and privacy and expresses interest in patient progress.
  • Maintains confidentiality.
  • Performs general clerical duties which may include answering telephones and call lights, greeting patients and visitors.
  • Enhances personal growth through participation in workshops, educational programs, in-service meetings and reviewing current literature.
  • Shares joint accountability (with the institution) for maintaining competencies.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Generous paid time off (PTO)
  • Career development and continuing education opportunities
  • Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
  • Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
  • Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
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