Patient Care Technician – Emergency Department

Join UPMC’s Emergency Department as a Patient Care Technician! Provide hands-on patient care, assist with daily activities, vital signs, point-of-care testing, specimen collection, and telemetry monitoring. Gain experience with advanced skills like phlebotomy, EKGs, and IV or catheter removal. Prior critical care experience is preferred. Be part of a fast-paced, collaborative team and grow your clinical skills while making a real impact on patient care. Apply today and start your career in Life Changing Medicine with UPMC!

Responsibilities:
 

Provide hands-on patient care, including assisting with ADLs: bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, turning, and repositioning

Monitor and record vital signs, weights, I&O, point-of-care testing, and telemetry

Support HAC/PSI prevention (TEDs/SCDs), bladder scans, specimen collection, simple dressings, restraints, and patient transport

Assist with patient procedures and provide instruction to patients and families under RN guidance

Participate in department projects and quality initiatives

Report equipment malfunctions and maintain professional, respectful relationships with colleagues and other departments

Respond to call lights, pass meals, and assist with unit activities as needed

Maintain documentation in the medical record according to established procedures

Adhere to all hospital policies, safety procedures, and standard precautions

Participate in self-review, professional development, and competency assessments

Advanced Skills (as needed – training provided):

Phlebotomy/venipuncture

Peripheral IV removal

Indwelling Foley catheter removal

Basic arrhythmia monitoring

12-lead EKG

NG tube clamping and removal