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Full-Time Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician – Neuro ICU (ST Health Presbyterian/4F/5F)

  • Category: Patient Care Support
  • Location: Pittsburgh, PA
  • Type: Full-Time · Rotating

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Full-Time Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician – Neuro ICU (ST Health Presbyterian/4F/5F)

Are you looking to establish a fulfilling, hands-on health care career while elevating the patient experience? As a Nursing Assistant or Patient Care Technician with ST Health Presbyterian, you’ll make a meaningful difference on our team by working with our Life Changers to provide high-quality patient care. 

Nursing Support roles require working rotating shifts, including daytime, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts. Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Technicians will also be expected to work 12-hour shifts, with the possibility of a mix of 8-hour and 12-hour shifts.

About the Unit:

The ST Health Presbyterian Neuro ICU (4F/5F) is a 20-bed critical care unit serving patients with acute neurologic injuries such as strokes, head bleeds and seizures. We also care for post-op patients following craniotomies for tumor, vascular malformation, and decompression. Our staff assist the physician team with many procedures including placement of central lines, arterial lines, tracheostomy, bronchoscopy, and ventriculostomy.

All hired candidates are required to complete a mandatory training course, with full attendance expected for the entire duration.

Responsibilities:

  • Deliver routine patient care and support services, following established policies and procedures
  • Under the direction of nurses and/or physicians, ensure high-quality patient care is maintained at all times
  • Assist with ADLs (bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, ambulating, turning, repositioning, and blood glucose monitoring)
  • Take vital signs, perform simple dressings, 12-lead EKGs, bladder scans, and collect specimens
  • Report equipment malfunctions and communicate effectively with the healthcare team
  • Ensure patient and workplace safety, demonstrate professionalism, and maintain productive relationships
  • Provide patient care, support therapies, and assist with instruction under RN guidance
  • Adhere to all policies, safety standards, and document patient information appropriately
  • Complete tasks in a timely manner, including clerical functions as needed

Nursing Support Career Ladder

At ST Health, our goal is to support your career growth, starting with our strong career ladder! A Nursing Support career at ST Health Presbyterian helps you reach your full potential and advance toward your goals, with resources, mentorship, leadership, and continuing education classes every step of the way. Our career ladder includes Nursing Assistant > Patient Care Technician > Senior/Specialist Patient Care Technician > Lead Patient Care Technician.

Job title and salary will be based upon qualifications and career ladder requirements. The entry level hourly rate is $19.40.

  • High School diploma or equivalent required.
  • Successful completion of ST Health Nursing Assistant, or Patient Care Technician, or EIC training program.
  • Knowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques.
  • Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), or Paramedic, or current enrollment in an EMT or Paramedic program preferred.
  • Access to medications is limited to the distribution of the medication to the nurse.

     

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) within 30 days of hire
  • Act 34
     

ST Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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Naomi started as a nursing intern. Today she leads a team of 22.

At Pepper Health, careers are designed to compound. 71% of our managers were promoted from within — here is one journey, and yours could look just as ambitious.

A memorable moment for me was standing up the night-shift residency I wished I'd had — and watching the first cohort become charge nurses.

Naomi B.Director of Nursing · 9 years at Pepper

I never had to leave to grow. Every couple of years there was a new chapter waiting, and a manager who actively wanted me to outgrow them.

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    Learned the floor and shadowed charge nurses on Med-Surg.

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    Joined the nurse residency and found her footing in acute care.

  3. Charge Nurse

    Ran the board on nights and mentored the new grads behind her.

  4. Nurse Manager

    Led a unit of 14 through a new-tower opening.

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    Now leads a team of 22 across Med-Surg and the ED.

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Up to $5,250/yr in tuition support plus paid certification fees — many of our techs are in degree programs while working.

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Our patient-care-support roles feed directly into nursing and allied pipelines, with tuition support and schedules that flex around school.

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[00:00] Sam, PCT: I started as a patient-care tech straight out of high school, not sure where it would lead. [00:47] Narrator: Pepper's tuition assistance covers up to a set amount each year toward a clinical degree. [01:40] Sam, PCT: My manager built my schedule around class. I'm two semesters from my RN now. [02:39] Sam, PCT: They didn't just give me a job — they gave me a career ladder, and then helped me climb it.

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Full-Time Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician – Neuro ICU (ST Health Presbyterian/4F/5F)

$19.40–$30.14 / hr