Full-Time Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician – Thoracic Surgery Stepdown

{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "JobPosting",
    "title": "Full-Time Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician - Thoracic Surgery Stepdown",
    "description": "Join ST Health Shadyside’s Surgical Team!Nursing Assistants/Patient Care Technicians: Full-Time at 36 hours a week, rotating day, evening, night, and weekend 12-hour shiftsUnit: 3 Main Surgical Cardiothoracic StepdownAbout ST Health Shadyside: A Magnet-designated teaching hospital with ongoing research and educationApply to establish a fulfilling, hands-on healthcare career while elevating patients' experience!About 3 Main Surgical Cardiothoracic Stepdown Unit:38-Bed Post-Op Care: We specialize in thoracic surgery recovery and act as Shadyside’s surgical stepdown unit.High-Acuity Patients: From minimally invasive esophagectomy to lobe resections, we provide top-notch care.Cardiac Expertise: We handle interventional cardiac cases from cath and electrophysiology labs.About the Role:Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Technicians provide routine patient care and support the department services in accordance with established policies and procedures. This role will be directed by nurses and/or physicians to ensure that the highest degree of quality patient care can be maintained at all times. Patient care duties may include, but are not limited to, ADLs (bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, ambulating, turning and repositioning patients, and blood glucose), vital signs, simple dressings, EKGs, bladder scans, and all specimen collections.ST Health’s Nursing Support Career Ladder:Our goal at ST Health is to help you build YOUR career, starting with our robust career ladder! A Nursing Support career at ST Health Shadyside maximizes your potential and advances you to wherever you’d like to go, ensuring that you are equipped with resources, mentors, and leadership along the way. The starting pay for a Nursing Assistant is $19.40.The ST Health Inpatient Patient Care Support Career Ladder offers opportunities for continued growth and advancement. Title and salary will be determined based upon education and patient care experience.Nursing Support Training:There is a three-day training program required for all candidates who are hired without specific transferable inpatient/hospital experience or a completed nursing student clinical rotation. This training is in-person 7:30a – 4:00p (Tuesday – Thursday) of the first week of employment.Responsibilities:Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department.Establish effective communication strategies and respectful relationships.Contribute to universal unit activities (e.g., responding to call lights, passing meal trays, transporting patients).Receive feedback constructively and identify learning needs.Improve knowledge, skills, and performance.Communicate effectively with the healthcare team.Demonstrate cultural understanding and safety awareness.Perform nursing core responsibilities for nursing assistants (ADLs, point-of-care testing, vital signs, etc.).Provide direct patient care as directed by RN.Maintain a safe patient environment.Distribute supplies and equipment.Document in medical records and comply with safety policies.\nSuccessful completion of ST Health nursing assistant or EIC training program or Successful completion of ST Health patient care technician class.\nKnowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques.\nAbility to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.\nCertified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred.\nAccess to medications is limited to the distribution of the medication to the nurse.\nNursing Assistant:\n\nHigh school diploma or equivalent.\n\n\nPatient Care Technician:\n\nHigh school diploma or equivalent.\n1 year of healthcare experience, OR completion of at least one clinical rotation as part of a nursing or PT/OT/PA program or related health care training, OR completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in a health sciences field.\n\n\nPatient Care Technician – Senior:\n\nHigh school diploma or equivalent.\n2 years of healthcare experience, OR 1 year of experience plus completion of at least one clinical rotation as part of a nursing or PT/OT/PA program or related health care training, OR 1 year of experience and completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in a health sciences field.\nAnnual completion of a professional contribution to be determined after hire.\nSuccessful completion of Senior training class.\n\n\n\nLicensure, Certifications, and Clearances:\n\nBasic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)\n\nCPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire\n\n\nAct 34\n\nST Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran",
    "identifier": {
        "@type": "PropertyValue",
        "name": "Pepper Health",
        "value": "23362358"
    },
    "datePosted": "2026-03-17",
    "employmentType": "FULL_TIME",
    "hiringOrganization": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "@id": "https://pepper2.socialhost.dev/#organization",
        "name": "Pepper Health",
        "sameAs": "https://pepper2.socialhost.dev/"
    },
    "jobLocation": {
        "@type": "Place",
        "address": {
            "@type": "PostalAddress",
            "addressLocality": "Pittsburgh",
            "addressRegion": "PA",
            "addressCountry": "US"
        }
    },
    "url": "https://pepper2.socialhost.dev/job/23362358/full-time-nursing-assistant-patient-care-technician-thoracic-surgery-stepdown/",
    "directApply": true,
    "validThrough": "2026-12-11",
    "workHours": "Rotating shift",
    "baseSalary": {
        "@type": "MonetaryAmount",
        "currency": "USD",
        "value": {
            "@type": "QuantitativeValue",
            "minValue": 19.4,
            "maxValue": 30.14,
            "unitText": "HOUR"
        }
    }
}

---
type: 'JobPosting'
title: 'Full-Time Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician - Thoracic Surgery Stepdown'
url: 'https://pepper2.socialhost.dev/job/23362358/full-time-nursing-assistant-patient-care-technician-thoracic-surgery-stepdown/'
job_id: '23362358'
organization: 'SFX Demo'
location: 'Pittsburgh, PA'
employment_type: 'Full-Time'
date_posted: '2026-03-17T14:15:29.277Z'
date_modified: '2026-05-18T09:14:23.783Z'
---

# Full-Time Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician - Thoracic Surgery Stepdown

- Location: Pittsburgh, PA (On-site)
- Employment type: Full-Time
- Category: Patient Care Support
- Shift: Rotating
- Business unit: ST Health Shadyside
- Pay: $19.40–$30.14 / hr
- Organization: SFX Demo
- Posted: 2026-03-17T14:15:29.277Z

## Description

**Join ST Health Shadyside’s Surgical Team!**

- **Nursing Assistants/Patient Care Technicians:** Full-Time at 36 hours a week, rotating day, evening, night, and weekend 12-hour shifts
…

The full Markdown agents read