- Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
- Full-time
Lead Patient Care Technician leading clinical and operational activities in a 23-bed adult medical-surgical observation unit.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine patient care activities such as obtaining vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, intake and output documentation, specimen collection, weight measurement, Foley catheter care and removal, restraint application and removal, point-of-care testing, bladder scanning, IV catheter removal, simple dressing changes, 12-lead EKGs, and Ticket to Ride documentation.
- Provide advanced duties including basic arrhythmia monitoring, complex wound care, and NG tube clamping and removal as needed.
- Assist with physical, respiratory and cardiopulmonary therapies.
- Support UPMC Experience initiatives such as AIDET coaching, leadership rounding, and 90‑day employee check‑ins.
- Participate in recruitment, onboarding, staff scheduling, and unit-based committees.