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Erlanger Health System
Chattanooga, TN, US
Summary
The Patient Care Technician provides direct and indirect care to patients while monitoring for signs and symptoms that require nursing evaluation. They must effectively communicate with team members and customers while adapting to changing clinical needs.
Job Description
Job Summary:
A non-licensed healthcare provider employed by Erlanger Health Systems is responsible for direct and/or indirect care of patients.
Education:
Required:
-High school diploma or GED or occupational diploma paired with successful completion of the project search program, or meet one of the preferences.�
Preferred:
-Certified Nursing Assistant in the State of Tennessee, First Responder, EMT, nursing student having completed Fundamentals of Nursing, Medical Assistant, Pre-Med student, Military Corpsman, Combat Life Saver or Combat Medic or Surgical Technician. Any of these may apply and work in a Patient Care Technician position, but must function within the guidelines, skills, and pay grade outlined for the Patient Care Technician. Those who were employed as a Patient Care Technician prior to 3-1-2004 and do not have the above educational requirements will be grandfathered in as a Patient Care Technician. He/She must successfully complete an Erlanger fundamentals checklist, observe demonstration, and pass a written exam.
Experience:
Required:
Preferred:
Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
Required:
BLS completed prior to going to the unit/department and to be maintained going forward.
Preferred:
CNA certification, EMT, First Responder (if applicable)
Department Position Summary:
The Patient Care Technician must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. The employee must be able to exercise judgment to recognize and identify signs and symptoms that require further evaluation by a licensed nurse. The employee must be able to effectively communicate with customers and team members, be flexible and adapt easily to change.
Erlanger is a non-profit health system based in Chattanooga, Tenn. and affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science College of Medicine. The seven-hospital health system includes the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, Children’s Hospital, Level IV NICU, Kidney Transplant Center, 24/7 Comprehensive Stroke Center, and one of the largest surgical robotics programs in the Southeast. Erlanger is a rare combination of independent, academic medicine with the feel of a community health system.
Erlanger is the sole provider of tertiary care services spanning a 50,000 square-mile region encompassing southeast Tennessee, northwest Georgia, north Alabama, and western North Carolina. With a history of over a century, Erlanger continues its founding mission to compassionately care for people.
Founded
1889
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Chattanooga, TN