Patient Care Technician - Cardiology

Description

Patient Care Technician - Cardiology Unit, Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, Oregon

This program is ideal for candidates who are looking to begin a career as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Providence will hire you as a Patient Care Tech. While in this role, we will pay for your coursework, and fees to become a CNA. We also pay you an hourly wage in your role as a Patient Care Tech, while attending the courses! You will earn to learn !

This is a full time position, requiring year-round availability. This posting represents a full time, night shift position. Every other weekend availability is required. If selected for this position, you will be required to attend a full time CNA training program for 3-4 weeks. When downtime occurs, you will be scheduled to work as a Patient Care Technician to fulfill full-time work hours. We are NOT offering scheduling flexibility. Scheduling will be discussed at time of interview. You must have reliable transportation and reliable phone service (cell or land line).

After obtaining a CNA license, in exchange for Providence paying program tuition and fees, you will be required to transition into a full-time CNA position within Providence St. Vincent Medical Center and remain in that position for a minimum of one year. The right candidate understands and agrees to the forementioned information. If you are interested and able to fulfill these requirements, please apply!

Providence Portland Earn to Learn Program:

We provide 4 -6 weeks of orientation with an established Providence Portland Medical Center CNA or PCT with focus on the skills listed below:

PCT duties (after on-the-job training):

• 1:1 patient observation for suicide prevention, elopement, or prevention of medical device dislodgement
• Hygiene care: bathing, brushing teeth, toileting, urinary and fecal incontinence care
• Bladder scanning
• Walking patients
• Vital Signs (temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation measurements)
• Assistant with feeding
• Participate in Basic Life Saving (BLS) interventions

CNA Education:

You will be paired up with our CNA school liaison who will guide you through registering for CNA school, and signing up for your testing and licensing.

CNA duties (after licensing):

• All of the above and:
• Blood glucose monitoring
• Removal of urinary catheter
• Removal of peripheral IV catheter
• Measure orthostatic blood pressures
• Obtain specimens for testing (sputum, stool, urine)
• Indwelling urinary catheter care
• Apply compression stockings

Works closely with all members of the team to provide direct patient care to optimize positive patient care outcomes. Works independently and assists the registered nurse/nurse practitioner during clinic visits by providing the appropriate procedures.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Providence Portland Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we Providence know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required qualifications:

• Coursework/Training: For hires after 07/26/2023: Or
• - Completion of a MA program (not required to maintain certification after hire), Or
• - Completion of first semester nursing program, Or
• - EMT program completion (not required to maintain certification after hire)
• 1 year of acute patient care experience, Or
• 6 months experience in a direct patient care environment in providing clerical support related to Provider or Patient documentation or charting.
• Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association.
• Experience with basic data entry.
• 6 months Phlebotomy skills. Must be proficient.

Preferred qualifications:

• Coursework/Training: EKG Training.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act."

About the Team

Providence has been serving the Pacific Northwest since 1856 when Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart and four other Sisters of Providence arrived in Vancouver, Washington Territory. As the largest healthcare system and largest private employer in Oregon, Providence is located in areas ranging from the Columbia Gorge to the wine country to sunny southern Oregon to charming coastal communities to the urban setting of Portland.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID:

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Technical Services

Job Function: Clinical Care

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Night

Career Track: Clinical Support

Department: 5001 PPMC CARDIOLOGY 2G

Address: OR Portland 4805 NE Glisan St

Work Location: Providence Portland Medical Ctr-Portland

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $19.40 - $29.08

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.