PCT/HUC - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Education: You'll need a high school diploma or GED.
Training: you'll need to get a BLS CPR certificate. If you don’t already have it, they can teach you how to do CPR at your orientation too (so you don't need to do it beforehand).
Experience: No previous job experience is required, but you should have one of the following:
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Finished STNA, CNA, or Patient Care Technician/Assistant training.
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Helped care for patients in the past 5 years (like taking their temperature, bathing them, or helping them use the restroom)
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Currently in nursing school and finished one clinical rotation.
Other Skills:
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You can handle doing many things simultaneously, even when people interrupt you, and still be nice.
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You know how to use a computer.
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You're good at organizing things.
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You can talk and listen well to others.
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Bonus points: You've worked in a hospital before.