Senior Patient Care Technician (First Shift/Part Time)

Title:

Senior Patient Care Technician (First Shift/Part Time)

Job Type:

Regular

Company:

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Department:

Nursing - 8 West

Time Type:

Part time

Weekly Hours:

20

FTE:

0.5

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Summary:

Join a patient-centered team where you play a vital role in delivering exceptional care and supporting clinical excellence. This position assists nurses and providers with numerous duties involving direct and indirect patient care, including assisting providers with procedures, transporting patients within the Institute, and supporting efficient patient flow in the ambulatory setting.

Responsibilities include procuring and processing laboratory test samples for clinical and research testing purposes, performing phlebotomy using venipuncture, butterfly, and microsampling techniques, and ensuring proper patient registration and handling of laboratory orders within Hospital and Laboratory Information Systems. The role also processes and routes clinical laboratory testing materials to the appropriate testing areas, maintains laboratory supply inventories, and processes requests for supply orders.

Additional responsibilities include obtaining electrocardiograms, assisting the unit in maintaining compliance and safety standards, monitoring and maintaining quality assurance and quality improvement activities, and applying infection control techniques to care. Performs all duties of the Patient Care Technician.

Starting hourly rate is $21.78.

Qualifications:

Required Education and Experience

 Certification Requirement
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Education and Experience
1. Associate’s degree and the national certification as a Medical Assistant; or
2. High School Diploma or High School Equivalency Diploma and the equivalent of two (2) years of full-time patient care experience and the national certification as a Patient Care Technician.

NOTE:
1. As a condition of continued employment, incumbents must obtain certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) within six (6) months of their appointment to this title.
2. Degrees must be conferred by an accredited school, college, or university, or by an institution recognized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and/or Health Research Incorporated as adhering to acceptable educational standards.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corporation (RPCIC) and Health Research Inc. (HRI) Roswell Park Division believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities, and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants or job seekers because of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, creed, age, disability, pregnancy-related condition, military or veteran status, marital or familial status, domestic violence victim status, citizenship status, genetic information, individual’s relationship or association with a member of a protected category or any other protected group status as defined by law.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

RPCIC and HRI are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Our Core Values

RPCIC and HRI are committed to providing an environment where patients, families, employees and community are treated with courtesy and respect. We support an inclusive environment that nurtures the talents, skills and abilities of each individual to embody and reflect our core values: Innovation, Integrity, Teamwork, Commitment, Compassion and Respect.

Historical Compensation Information Statement 

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].