Sitting at a desk all day is definitely not for me and the sheer amount of office work is making me want to leave. The other 75% of the job is taking calls, covering the front desk, faxing paperwork, doing prior authorizations, and other administrative duties. We do not draw blood, perform specimen collection, or any other type of things considered PCE. The only real PCE is taking vitals, rooming patients, and performing injections. So far the job is okay, but I was under the impression that I would get more PCE than what I am getting now. My prior job was working as an ER scribe. I just got hired at a Nephrology office about a month 1/2 ago as an uncertified MA. And working in ICU gives me a lot of exposure to different conditions and I've learned a lot.Its great experience working on the floors, Id say either position (PCT or ER tech) is just as equally good (but again this could depend on the hospital), you will learn a lot!! :) all the troponins) and doing a ton of EKGs. Also, working on the cardio floor we are constantly drawing blood (i.e. I get to know my patients and theres time to actually learn about their DX. Its GREAT experience despite the fact that I don't work in the ER. We are basically CNAs that take vitals, draw blood, perform EKGs, blood sugar sticks, charting, respond to codes, chest compressions in resuscitations, etc. But all the PCTs in my hospital do all the same things. The job duties are the same on every floor, the ER might be a little faster paced because, well. its the ER. Sometimes I'm floated to the surgical floor but not to the ER because my hospital wants the PCTs in there to be EMT certified (for some reason this is a new policy, we used to get floated there all the time).
I work as a PCT on the cardiology unit and ICU. I just wasn't sure if going with the PCT job over the ER Tech would be seen as lower tier PCE, as I want the best chance I can get at getting accepted my first cycle that I apply.ĭepending on the job duties that your hospital expects you to do as a PCT, I would say PCT is definitely not a lower tier patient care experience than an ER tech. I have no problem moving, but the benefit of the PCT job would be living at home and saving a significant amount of money over the next year or so. I'd have to move to apply for the ER Tech jobs. Regardless both positions are considered PCE and you should choose what fits you and your interests.įirst off thank you so much for your detailed response! Right now there's a PCT position open where I live. The environments are also super different in terms of pace and stress level (this is also dependent on the type of floor, for example, a rehabilitation department versus an ICU). compared to a PCT, but I am not as proficient in other care aspects. As a tech in the ER I am more skilled at placing IVs, splinting broken bones, doing EKGs, etc. In the ER the focus is quickly discovering the problem and finding a quick solution for the emergency (i.e. On the floor as a PCT you develop longer-term relationships with your patients and are aiding nurses in day-to-day care to ensure each patient gets the medication, hygiene, and nutrition they need. Through talking with them it seems like the difference between the position is centered around the goals for care. Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.I work as an ER tech in an understaffed hospital so I often work with float techs who work in several different departments depending on need.Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, or to receive instructions for further treatment.Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
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