Patient Care Tech Details

Patient Care Tech

Saint Joseph Hospital - Denver, CO

Employment Type : Full-Time

You.

You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Patient Care Technician / Certified Nursing Assistant.

You’re ready to roll up your sleeves. Eager to ask questions. And willing to go above and beyond to ease a patient’s pain.

You’re great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.

Us.

Saint Joseph Hospital is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our 365-bed facility is one of the top-ranked hospitals in Denver, and has been awarded the highest national recognition possible for nursing excellence – Magnet designation – by the ANCC. We are proud to extend the mission of SCL Health by providing care for the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. Our deep community roots date back to 1873, making us one of the oldest hospitals in Colorado.

Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, we’ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and Paid Time Off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.

We.

Together we’ll align mission and careers, values and workplace. We’ll honor each other’s dignity and surpass the standards we set. We’ll encourage joy, demand safety and take pride in our integrity.

We’ll laugh at each other’s jokes (even the bad ones). We’ll hello and high five. We’ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.

We’re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.

Your day.

As a PCT / CNA with us, you need to know how to:

• Respond to patient care needs by answering call lights, assisting patients with hygiene care, obtaining vital signs, and communicating constructively, effectively and timely with members of the care team.



• Perform 12-lead EKG duties commensurate with the level of training received and competency.



• Apply, check and document restraints as directed by the RN or physician.



• Perform wound care, stoma care, and specimen collection.



• Perform equipment and tube care/management e.g. JP’s, hemovacs and nasogastric tubes, and Foley removal.



• Assist with patient transfers, admissions and discharges as directed and in compliance with the principles of safe patient handling.



• Order and maintain office and patient care floor stock/supplies.



• Perform the duties of unit secretary. Maintain patient charts, respond to phone calls, maintain daily assignment board, provide equipment care/cleaning, perform errands associated with patient care and provide accurate information about the patient with interdisciplinary team.



• Assist physicians and RNs as directed.



• Demonstrate and adhere to the standards of infection prevention.

Your experience.

We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:

• Successful completion of an accredited nursing assistant training program



• Certification as a Nursing Assistant (CNA) in state of practice



• Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire (with prior approval)

Preferred:

• High School Diploma or equivalent



• At least one (1) year of experience in a healthcare setting

Your next move.

Now that you know more about being a PCT / CNA on our team, we hope you’ll join us. At SCL Health you’ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.