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type: 'JobPosting'
title: 'Full-Time Patient Care Technician - ST Health Presbyterian Emergency Department'
url: 'https://pepper2.socialhost.dev/job/23361470/full-time-patient-care-technician-st-health-presbyterian-emergency-department/'
job_id: '23361470'
organization: 'SFX Demo'
location: 'Pittsburgh, PA'
employment_type: 'Full-Time'
date_posted: '2026-03-16T09:15:35.58Z'
date_modified: '2026-05-18T09:14:11.11Z'
---

# Full-Time Patient Care Technician - ST Health Presbyterian Emergency Department

- Location: Pittsburgh, PA (On-site)
- Employment type: Full-Time
- Category: Patient Care Support
- Shift: Day Job
- Business unit: ST Health Presbyterian
- Pay: $19.80–$30.40 / hr
- Organization: SFX Demo
- Posted: 2026-03-16T09:15:35.58Z

## Description

Start a **rewarding career** at **ST Health Presbyterian** as a **Patient Care Technician**! Work alongside compassionate professionals while making a **meaningful impact** on patient care.

ST Health Presbyterian Emergency Department is hiring a **Full-Time Patient Care Technician**! This position will work three 12-hour rotating shifts per week including daylight, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

##### **Why Choose ST Health?**

✔ **Competitive Pay & Benefits** – Health coverage, retirement plans, and more.
✔ **Career Growth** – Structured career ladder with advancement opportunities.
✔ **Paid Training** – Mandatory three-day training (weekdays, daylight hours).

##### **Your Role**

- Assist with **daily patient care** (bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, etc.).

- Perform **vital signs checks, blood glucose monitoring, specimen collection, EKGs, and more**.

- Work **rotating shifts** (day, evening, overnight, weekends, and holidays).

##### **Career Ladder & Qualifications**

- **Patient Care Technician:** High school diploma + 1 year of experience OR enrollment in a PT/OT/PA program OR a Bachelor's in health sciences.

- **Senior/Specialist PCT:** 2 years of experience OR 1 year + PT/OT/PA program OR 1 year + Bachelor's in health sciences.

- **Lead PCT:** 3 years of experience + advanced patient care tasks.

**High school diploma or equivalent** *and* one of the following:

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- **1 year** of general healthcare experience, OR

- **6 months** of experience as a ST Health Nursing Assistant/CNA with PCT competency achieved within **120 days** of hire/transfer/promotion, OR

- Enrollment in a **PT/OT/PA program** or a related healthcare training program with **at least one completed clinical rotation**, OR

- Completion of a **Bachelor’s degree in a health sciences field**.

- Successful completion of the **ST Health Patient Care Technician class**.

- Successful completion of **basic information system training**.

- **Preferred:** Experience with microcomputers and familiarity with electronic health records.

- **Preferred:** Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic certification, or current enrollment in an EMT/Paramedic program.

- **Medication Access:** Limited to medication distribution to the nurse.

##### **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances**

- **Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)** – Required within **30 days of hire** (must meet **AHA standards** with both a didactic and skills demonstration component).

- **Preferred:** Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

- **Act 34 Clearance** required.

**ST Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**

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