Patient Care Technician (PCT) | Neuro Unit | PRN at Abarca Health

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Entry Level & New GradExperience Level
Part TimeJob Type
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Healthcare, HospitalIndustries

Requirements

  • Current Nursing (LPN or RN) student
  • High School diploma or GED equivalent
  • Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Licensing Board (preferred)
  • Minimum age 16
  • Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties
  • Ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds
  • Commitment to Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles
  • Uphold standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE)
  • Maintain confidentiality
  • Work effectively in a team environment
  • Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards (e.g., CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, OSHA)

Responsibilities

  • Provide safe and direct patient care: ambulating, bathing, positioning, entering diet information into the computer system, passing meal trays, feeding, and attending to other care needs
  • Respond promptly to patient call lights and special needs; ensure patient valuables and personal items are properly handled and accounted for
  • Greet all persons coming to the assigned area, answer inquiries, direct and assist them, take and relay messages, assist with gifts, flowers, and mail for patients, run errands for department staff
  • Ambulate patients and assist them in and out of wheelchairs; measure intakes and outputs; collect specimens and transport patients as needed
  • Answer telephone, operate paging system, attend station, and direct traffic during emergencies
  • Prepare requisitions for diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients as directed; coordinate appointments with respective departments; make outpatient appointments for discharging patients
  • Requisition supplies and equipment; request maintenance and repair services; prepare related forms
  • Request services such as Chaplain, social services, and pastoral care as directed
  • Perform clerical duties related to admission, discharge, preparing charts and forms, transfer, and death
  • Manage interdepartmental and patient mail
  • Maintain patient rooms in an orderly condition; change bed linens; provide routine cleaning tasks

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

patient careambulating patientsbathing patientspositioning patientsintake/output measurementspecimen collectionpatient transportmeal tray passingcall light responseEHR data entry

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the pay range for this Patient Care Technician position?

The pay range is $18.00 - $23.50, with actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

Is this a remote position, or what is the work location?

This is an on-site position at Avera McKennan Hospital with a rotating schedule including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Who is eligible to apply for this PCT role?

This position is specifically for current Nursing (LPN or RN) students only.

What is the team environment like for this role?

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients, where you work where you matter.

What makes a strong candidate for this Patient Care Technician position?

Strong candidates are current Nursing (LPN or RN) students who can perform essential functions like providing direct patient care, ambulating patients, handling clerical duties, and working rotating shifts including nights and holidays.

Abarca Health

Pharmacy Benefit Management services provider

About Abarca Health

Abarca Health provides Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) services, focusing on flexible and user-friendly solutions for health plans, employers, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Its main product, the Darwin platform, allows clients to quickly implement and modify benefit designs while ensuring compliance with regulations. Abarca Health manages over $5.3 billion in drug spend and processes 100 million prescription claims annually, offering additional services like home delivery for prescriptions. The company's goal is to deliver exceptional service and innovative solutions in the PBM market.

Aventura, FloridaHeadquarters
2005Year Founded
VENTURE_UNKNOWNCompany Stage
HealthcareIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

PTO
Parental leave
Work flexibility
Health insurance
Wellness stipend
401k
Tuition reimbursement
Leadership development programs

Risks

Increased competition from Amazon Pharmacy and Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company.
Growing focus on specialty drugs may require platform adaptation.
Shift towards price transparency could pressure Abarca's pricing models.

Differentiation

Abarca Health's Darwin platform is highly adaptable and user-friendly.
The company offers innovative programs like Triple S en Casa for home delivery.
Abarca Health ensures compliance with ever-changing healthcare regulations.

Upsides

Abarca transitioned two million members to Darwin in 18 months, showing operational efficiency.
Collaboration with Blue Shield of California boosts Abarca's reputation in the PBM sector.
Recognition as a top IT workplace attracts top talent, driving innovation.

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