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Apprentice Patient Care Technician Full Time Nights AdventHealth 

Currently hiring for a late August start date 

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Career Development

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full Time  3 x 12 Hour shifts a week

Shift: Nights, 7:00PM-7:00AM

Location Address:  4200 Sun 'n Lake Boulevard Sebring, FL 33872

The community you’ll be caring for: AdventHealth Sebring

• Faith Based & Mission driven Facility
• Largest Employer in the County
• Surrounded by beautiful Lakes, Golf Courses and Florida’s oldest State Park
• Close knit community with a hometown family feel

The role you’ll contribute:

The Patient Care Technician Apprentice is someone who is under an apprenticeship training programwhich includes Nursing Assistant, Phlebotomy, Home Health, and Electrocardiograph program. The apprentice will be working under the supervision of the LPN and/or RN during the on-the-job training.  All duties related to the patient care area will be carried out in accordance with the hospital mission, physician and patient expectation.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

Completes Nursing assistant theory and laboratory classes as evidence by satisfactory performance on unit examination and skills competency check offs.

Assists in the patient/family care using established techniques with the multidisciplinary team during on-the-job training.

Documents personal care, intake and output, vital signs, POC glucose and weights as outlined in policy.

Performs patient care as delegated following hospital policies.

Phlebotomy:

Completes Phlebotomy theory and laboratory classes as evidence by satisfactory performance on unit examination and skills competency check offs.

Performs venipuncture for blood draw during the on-the-job training.

•           Performs finger sticks and heel sticks

•           Properly collects blood cultures without contamination

•           Utilizes the computer to order tests, collect specimens, locates test results, and monitor pending

•           Monitors pending logs (and emergency department grease board in hospital facilities) regularly to provide rapid turnaround time

•           Prepares specimens for send-outs to reference laboratories; uses centrifuge and prepares aliquots using at least 2 patient identifiers for positive patient identification

Electrocardiography:

Completes Electrocardiography theory and laboratory classes as evidence by satisfactory performance on unit examination and skills competency check offs.

Enters patient data into cardiac monitoring system, assures location of patient

Home Health Aide:

Completes Home Health Aide theory and laboratory classes as evidence by satisfactory performance on unit examination and skills competency check offs.

Assists in the patient/family care in the home health setting using established techniques with the multidisciplinary team during on-the-job training.

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

High School diploma or equivalent

Must be able to read, write, and speak English fluently