PCT Per Diem

Baystate Health

. Provide safe, age-appropriate patient care and assist with activities of daily living, mobility, elimination, and personal care .

Posted 9/16/2026part-timeSpringfield • Massachusetts • United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $18 - $24 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in providing safe and age-appropriate patient care, including monitoring vital signs and assisting with daily living activities. Proficient in collaborating with healthcare teams and responding to patient condition changes in various clinical settings.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Direct Patient Care ExperienceCPR CertificationCertified Nursing Assistant (CNA)Medical Assistant (MA)Home Health Aide (HHA)

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Hard Skills

Vital Signs MonitoringPatient Care AssistanceSpecimen CollectionPoint-of-Care TestingDressing Changes

Soft Skills

CollaborationEmergency ResponsePatient Observation

Certifications & Qualifications

BLS Provider Certification

Industry Keywords

Clinical ExperienceBehavioral HealthSkilled Nursing FacilityGroup HomePatient Care

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide safe, age-appropriate patient care and assist with activities of daily living, mobility, elimination, and personal care
Monitor and document vital signs, weights, intake/output, and other physiological parameters
Report significant changes in patient condition to nursing staff
Assist with treatments, procedures, dressing changes, specimen collection, point-of-care testing, and physician examinations
Provide one-to-one patient observation as needed
Recognize changes in patient condition and safety concerns and respond appropriately to emergencies
Collaborate with nurses, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members
Work across designated patient care and behavioral health areas within an assigned clinical grouping
Provide care at one facility or across multiple Baystate Health facilities, depending on the float assignment

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma or GED
At least 24 months of relevant clinical or patient care experience
Ability to work in all areas included within the assigned clinical grouping
CPR through the American Heart Association BLS Provider certification required prior to start
Direct patient care experience
Experience working with patients in a hospital, group home, or skilled nursing facility setting
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Medical Assistant (MA), Home Health Aide (HHA), or Patient Care Assistant (PCA) experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-Time and Part-Time positions are benefit-eligible based on the applicable FTE and position
Applicable compensation differentials based on Facility Float or System-Wide Float assignment and applicable shift or clinical grouping
Additional premium pay programs may apply when eligibility requirements are met
No on-call requirement
Variety and flexibility across multiple patient care and behavioral health environments
Opportunity to build experience across different teams and patient populations