Patient Care Technician - Family Birthing Place - Per Diem Details

Patient Care Technician - Family Birthing Place - Per Diem

Kittitas Valley Healthcare - Ellensburg, WA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Company Description

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://www.kvhealthcare.org/mission-and-vision.

The Patient Care Technician, after a supervised orientation, is responsible to a RN and/or another licensed professional. He/she delivers patient care within their scope of practice, in addition to routine certified nursing assistant and/or unit secretary duties, is trained to do basic rhythm interpretation, to use specialty equipment, and to assist in procedures. The Patient Care Technician delivers care within their scope of practice under the direction of an RN and/or another licensed professional.

What is required.

• Basic Nursing Assistant class; current Washington State NAC license;
• Current CPR card (maintenance required);
• Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (must receive within 6 months of hire – mandatory to work in FBC);

What is preferred.

• Six months experience as an NAC

Wage: Wage range starts at $15.74/hour. Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience. This position is also eligible to receive additional compensation when working certain hours. Evening shift (3p - 11p) = $1.85/hour; night shift (11p - 7a) = $2.50/hour; weekends = $3.00/hour.

FTE: Per Diem

Shift: Variable

Union Status: This is a Teamsters-covered position.

Benefits: This position is not benefits eligible.