Join the team at Avera!
Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.
Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.
Do you want to start your career in healthcare or are you seeking a "forever" career? Then come and join Avera as a Patient Care Technician (PCT)!
Position Highlights:
- Positive Work Environment: Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care.
- Career Growth: Gain hands-on experience in healthcare working alongside other healthcare professionals who are passionate about creating a positive impact.
- Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve by providing direct patient care.
Job Summary
- Responsible to provide clerical/reception support for clinical care of patients on designated unit.
- Primarily works in the inpatient nursing departments of Med/Surg and Women's Center, but will cross-train to the Emergency Department
- Performs blood glucose test, accurately and timely, including point-of-care (POC) documentation for defined quality controls.
- Maintains accurate and concise records, documenting promptly all pertinent information in the patient’s EMR.
- Responsible for preparation of rooms for admissions, return from surgery/transfers, and transportation of patients throughout the facility.
- Provides patients with dietary needs such as calling for meal selection; tray set-up and assistance with feeding.
- Provides ADLs for patients, including bed linen changes and maintaining clean, orderly patient rooms.
- A sincere desire to provide the highest quality of care for patients.
- The ability to provide care in a fast-paced environment while collaborating with your team.
Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Must be 16 years of age.
- BLS certifications required within 90 days of hire.
- MN CNA and CPI certification required within 6 months of hire.
Work Schedule
- PRN, as needed, casual requirements per department policy
- 7:00am-7:30pm; 7:00pm-7:30am
- 4 shifts every 6 weeks, two must be weekend shifts
- One summer and one winter holiday
- Occasional call time
Pay
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
- $18.25 - $24.00 per hour
