Patient Care Technician 2, Emergency Department

Job overview

The Patient Care Technician 2, Emergency Department role is onsite in Rochester, NY. Compensation is $21.00–$27.26 as stated in the posting. The position supports direct patient care in Highland Hospital’s Emergency Department, a community teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center. Under registered nurse supervision, the technician provides hands-on support for patients’ physical and emotional comfort and helps the nursing unit deliver care. The role also supports patient flow and unit readiness through documentation, transport, and supply tasks.

What you'll do

• Measure and document vital signs and drainage output
• bathe, toilet, groom, position, and turn patients
• recognize and report physical, behavioral, or mental changes
• restock patient-care supplies
• transport patients and specimens
• perform EKGs
• precept new PCTs.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

patient care technician 2

emergency department

rochester ny

highland hospital

rotating shifts

day and evening shifts

night shifts

every other weekend

holiday rotation

direct patient care

ekg

patient transport

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires rotating day, evening, and night shifts, every other weekend, and 50% of holidays; orientation lasts 4–5 weeks and may include any day or shift.

About the employer

Highland Hospital is hiring for this role. Industry: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. Sector: 62.