Patient Care Technician

Northern Arizona Healthcare

Patient Care Technician assisting with patient care and documentation in a hospital setting. Collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure quality patient care.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeFlagstaff • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintains department cleanliness including following procedures for clean up after treatments.
Assists with transfer of patient with restrictions in weight bearing or impairment of motor status.
Assists with patient transfers to or from wheelchairs as needed.
Assists patients with donning/doffing compression garments as needed.
Observes patient for skin integrity and report any problem areas to supervising clinicians.
May assist with removal of catheters and IVs and also assist with phlebotomy within scope of practice.
Prioritizes and problem solves to meet changes in patient status/condition.
Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals to ensure staffing patterns meet appropriate skill necessary for quality patient care.
Quickly and accurately assesses patient care needs.
Serves as a resource, assists other staff in caring for patients, assists physician with order entry into EMR as needed.
Assists with dressing removal as assigned by supervising clinician.
Assists patients with activities of daily living such as toileting as needed.
Assists patients with mobility under the direction of supervising clinician including but not limited to therapeutic exercises.
Follows guidelines for safety with regard to isolation precautions and all policies/procedures dealing with blood borne pathogens.
Assists patients in and out of vehicles as needed.
Supports and reinforces discharge instructions.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team and community agencies.
Uses the EMR for documentation and communication purposes.
Assists with securing DME as necessary.
Answers, evaluates and prioritizes incoming administrative line telephone calls, communicates effectively with callers obtaining complete and accurate information to determine the need(s) of the caller.
Assists in orientation and training of new PCT staff.
Works to ensure best practice among colleagues.
Maintains unit documents.
Maintains charts and copies charts as requested.
Assists charge nurse with clerical duties.
Documents objective patient data and the care they provide. Documents reporting of abnormal findings to supervising clinician.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma or GED- Required
Demonstrates ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary team and community agencies with patient care and care management.
Demonstrates ability to utilize the EMR for documentation and communication purposes.
Possesses and demonstrates knowledge of available community resources.
Demonstrates an understanding of post-discharge resource planning.
Must maintain appropriate clinical competencies for the roles assigned by their departmental leader.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Current, unrestricted CNA or LNA license in the State of Arizona- Required
Basic Life Support (BLS)- Required
Fingerprint Clearance: If employee does not have an Arizona LNA license: Fingerprint Clearance Card application number - Required upon hire
Fingerprint Clearance Care - Required within 90 days from date of hire

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Hard Skills & Tools

phlebotomypatient transfercompression garment applicationdressing removalmobility assistancedocumentation of patient dataclinical competenciesblood borne pathogens safetypatient care assessmentDME securing

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem solvingcommunicationprioritizationresourcefulnesstraining and orientationinterpersonal skillsadaptabilityattention to detailteamwork

Certifications

High School DiplomaGED