Patient Care Technician (Urgent Care)

Patient Care Technician (Urgent Care)

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

Exciting and New Opportunities await here for you at City of Hope!

The successful candidate:

• Focus: Urgent Care

• Paraprofessional caregiver who works under the guidance and supervision of a registered nurse. Assumes responsibility and accountability for activities of daily living, certain tests and procedures, environmental duties and other tasks as assigned.

• Organizes and manages the activity at the nursing desk to support the nursing process and provision of care to the patient. Ensures accurate and timely order entry and the proper notification and coordination of the multidisciplinary team.

• Collects vital signs, intake and output, blood sugars, pain levels and other patient information as directed by the licensed nurse. Reports to the licensed nurse any change in patient status, patient behavior, or unusual findings of data or incidents that might have occurred. Documents accurately in the medical record the care that was delivered, activities completed, and other data that is collected for the patient.

• Maintains clean and orderly patient rooms and unit. Keeps unit, nurse servers, and supply room adequately stocked with supplies.

• Coordinates and directs activities of the unit to allow the transfer of information between staff, physicians, departments, patients and family. Assists patient families by providing general information and direction, notifying other disciplines of patient or family needs as they arise.

• This is a PRN position.

Minimum Education Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Minimum Experience

• Six months prior experience as a Nurse Aide in a health care environment or medical setting or a second-year nursing student

Required Licensure and Certifications:

• PCT certification, CNA license, or EMT license strongly preferred.

• Current BLS required.

• Phlebotomy training with the ability/certification to insert IVs strongly preferred.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefits, click here: Benefits Information