Patient Care Technician

As our Patient Care Tech at MGMC you’ll help our patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with their basic daily life activities.

Your success in this role comes from your genuine desire to help patients feel better, whether that means giving them fresh bed linens or checking their vitals. You’re diligent about your tasks, observant of patients’ conditions improving or declining, and accept coaching well. You know we’re all continuously trying to become better care providers, and you’re eager to learn. 

Responsibilities:

• Check-in with the outgoing patient care techs at the beginning of your shift to get a report on your patients.
• Conduct hourly rounds on patients, checking vitals, maintaining whiteboard information, and assisting with care as needed.

• Prepare and maintain nursery equipment and supplies, ensuring proper sanitation and readiness for use.

• Help parents with basic infant care education and answer routine questions.

• Ensure safety and security protocols for all infants in the nursery.

• Transport infants safely to and from different hospital areas as needed.

• Collaborate effectively with nurses, doctors, and other healthcare team members.

Minimum:

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Current CNA and/or EMT certification in good standing

Current BLS card (American Heart Association)

Preferred:

Two (2) year acute care experience 

Previous experience with a patient care module or personal computer.

Hello humankindness

Dignity Health’s Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is nationally known for our holistic approach to medicine, and here, you are a part of a “golden thread” of compassionate care that connects staff and patients. While walking through the Healing Garden–with it’s intertwined pathways, garden areas and fountains–you’re reminded of our dedication to honoring the whole person. Embracing total well-being, then seeing patients and their loved ones respond positively, is personally rewarding to you.

Mercy Gilbert is a modern, 212-bed, acute care, not-for-profit community hospital in the Phoenix area’s East Valley. We offer a full breadth of care, from emergency and cardiovascular to pediatric, orthopedic and diagnostic services. Since opening in June 2006, we have been named the “#1 Small-Sized Acute Care Hospital” by Arizona Business Magazine and the “#1 Healing Hospital in the Nation” by Baptist Healing Trust. We’ve also been named “Business of the Year” by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce. You’re proud of these awards, but even more, you’re proud of the solace, serenity and reprieve you’re able to provide here.

Living in Phoenix’s relatively new suburb of Gilbert, Arizona, you treasure its old-world charm mixed with modern-day luxuries. This urban center has all the shopping, restaurants and culture your heart desires, with all the outdoor activities your spirit needs. There are nearby lakes for boating, wakeboarding and water skiing, while Flagstaff and Sunrise offer winter skiing and snowboarding. Arizona has four professional sports teams, and you’re a year-round fan. You look forward to all the activities, but then again, at the end of a busy day, taking a moment to relax poolside and reflect sounds good, too. The scenery, the climate and the culture present the perfect backdrop for your healing work at Mercy Gilbert.

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