*** Hiring Patient Care Technicians - Stepdown Unit at SMH-Venice - Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

SMH-Venice is expanding our Stepdown Unit to better care for our growing community!

Be part of an extraordinary patient care team and explore endless career growth at Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice campus.

Exciting Opportunities are available in our state-of-the-art Critical Care Stepdown Unit featuring:

• Full service Stepdown unit
• Private Rooms with glass doors for better patient visualization
• Primary Stroke Certification
• STEMI Certification
• 24/7 Intensivist and APP coverage

Job Summary and Responsibilities:

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) performs tasks supportive to delivery of patient care in assigned departments under the direction of a Registered Nurse of Licensed Practical Nurse.

Required Qualifications:

• Require one of the following:
• 1.) Florida licensure as Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); Paramedic, or a military corpsman; or National licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); which must be maintained active during employment; or
• 2.) Nursing students who are eligible for CNA exam are required to: a.) currently be enrolled in an accredited school of Nursing (RN/LPN); b.) have completed the first semester of clinical for ASN/BSN degree or completion of first trimester for LPN; and c.) cannot be currently licensed in the U.S. as a RN or LPN; or
• 3.) Patient Care Technician (PCT) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certification: Provide certification of successful completion of a Florida State Board approved program and successfully obtain a Florida CNA license within 120 days of graduation.
• For a full list of Florida State Board-approved programs, click on or copy this link to your browser: https://floridasnursing.gov/forms/cna-training-prog.pdf
• **Employees hired without the above licensure and/or by years of experience only prior to 11/11/19, are grandfathered in and will have the option of obtaining the stipulated licensure.
• Requires basic working knowledge of commonly used computer applications.
• Requires current Basic Life Support (BLS) certified through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Mandatory Education:

High School Diploma, GED or Certificate

Reputation. Community. Impact. Growth.

Every day, our patients at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System receive a first-class emergency care experience from a team on a mission to deliver the highest level of care in America.  In the process of rising to that challenge, our nursing professionals are finding their clinical purpose and impact in a fast-paced environment. Now it is your turn to picture yourself as part of our team.

Sarasota Memorial – Venice Campus

As the largest addition to the Sarasota Memorial Health System in 94 years, we offer the complete range of medical and surgical care to an all-private room facility. If it wasn’t enough to showcase our commitment to the highest quality medical care, the Venice campus has the vison and capacity to double in size, which means there’s no limit to the career growth you are driven to pursue.

Click here to take a Virtual Tour of the SMH-Venice Campus

The benefits of being the best:

Our commitment to becoming the best community hospital and health care system means providing the best possible benefits to our people. Some highlights:

Total Rewards Package

• Paid Time Off (start earning PTO on day one of employment)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Benefit Plans for Full & Part-Time Employees
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care) - Pre-Tax Dollars
• Life Insurance
• Accident & Disability Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan: 403b
• Bereavement Leave
• Free Parking
• On Campus Dining w/ a 10% discount
• Direct Deposit
• Free Wellness Screening
• Free confidential counseling services
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Generous Referral Programs
• Tremendous growth opportunities for hard workers!

Apply Today! We have a spot for YOU on our team!

Day & Night Shift Opportunities Available

Ask about our generous night shift differentials