Patient Care Technician/OSC

Per Diem PACT PCT

Join our team as a Per Diem PACT PCT, where you will play a vital role in maintaining a safe and clean environment for patients and healthcare team members. This position requires a minimum of 4 shifts per month and BLS certification.

Job Description

• An unlicensed caregiver who maintains a safe and clean environment for patients and healthcare team members.
• Transport patients with proper technique.
• Transport equipment, supplies, and specimens.
• Provide environmental sanitation as required.

Essential Responsibilities

• Environmental support: Transports specimens to appropriate departments per hospital standards. Cleans all flat surfaces and floors in each operating room between surgical procedures. Cleans all used surgical litters, stretchers, and redresses them for use. Available for spot cleaning or assistance with spills of blood, body fluids, or MSDS listed fluids. Provides environmental sanitation as required by charge nurse. Provides as needed environmental sanitation for common areas (e.g., bathrooms, break room).

• Daily surgical service: Prepares the operating rooms prior to the first surgical procedure of the day. Transports surgical patients to the operating room. Demonstrates the use of good body mechanics and provides for patient safety when transferring, turning, lifting, or assisting in positioning patients. Performs other duties as assigned by operating room staff. Provides surgical skin preparation using proper equipment and techniques, using standardized guidelines or physician's orders as guidance. Communicates with patients in a courteous and helpful manner. Establishes and maintains communication with the healthcare team.

• Adheres to all infection control policies taking all appropriate precautions to provide a safe environment for patients and all healthcare team members. Provides direct assistance with the activities required to begin subsequent surgical procedures: a) Return unneeded surgical equipment to its appropriate storage area. b) Obtain required equipment needed for upcoming surgeries. c) Assist with opening sterile surgical supplies. Understands the basic surgical aseptic technique. Transports patients to the operating suite for surgical procedures and to the unit after recovery.

• Ancillary support: Responsible for daily testing and/or recording of results for a variety of mandated requirements (e.g., cidex sticks, refrigerator charts). Responsible for monthly inventory and control of expired surgical supplies. Restocks all common areas maintaining order, cleanliness, and stock levels. Rotates any expiration-dated supplies restocked. Provides transport of supplies and equipment to and from other departments within the hospital.

• Ongoing development: Demonstrates initiative and responsibility for improving skills and expanding knowledge through continuing education or on-the-job learning experience.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
• Nursing Assistant Certificate (Washington) required at hire.
• Basic Life Support required at hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Able to obtain nursing assistant certification shortly after hire/transfer.
• Two (2) years of hospital experience.

Work Schedule

• Primary Location: Washington, Seattle, Capitol Hill Main Building
• Hours Per Week: 1
• Shift: Day
• Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
• Working Hours Start: 10:00 AM
• Working Hours End: 08:30 PM
• Job Schedule: Call-in/On-Call
• Job Type: Standard
• Employee Status: Regular
• Employee Group/Union Affiliation: J02 SEIU SEIU Local 1199 Service Unit
• Job Level: Individual Contributor
• Job Category: Clinical Support
• Department: Central Campus Main - Day Surgery-Recovery Room - 1130
• Travel: No

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.