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Avera Patient Care Technician (PCT) - Med Surg in Pierre, South Dakota
Join the team at Avera!
Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.
Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.
Exciting opportunity to join Avera as a Patient Care Technician (PCT)!
Position Highlights:
May be eligible for up to $1,500 in relocation bonus, if over 100 miles away.
Compensation: Immediately, Avera starts you with great wages, excellent benefits including health, dental, paid time off, and generous retirement.
No Experience? We provide paid on the job training and no certification needed.
Career Growth: Great opportunity to obtain healthcare experience for those that are looking to further theireducation in healthcare or be involved in an ever-changing career with upward mobility.
Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve.
Job Summary
The patient care technician is accountable for performing duties concerning direct and indirect patient care as assigned. Coordinates non-clinical activities of the patient care unit, transcribes physician orders, performs receptionist/secretarial duties and maintains the medical record of all patients on the assigned unit.
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
Basic Life Support certification is mandatory within six months of employment.
Medical terminology, computer skills and clerical experience preferred.
Must be at least 16 years of age
Work Schedule
Day/Evening/Night Shifts: 6:00am-6:30pm, 6:00pm-6:30am; 72 hours every 2 weeks
Every other weekend
Every other holiday
Occasional on-call
Pay
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
- $17.50 - $23.00 per hour
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