Patient Support Technician, Surgical Specialty, FT, Days
Columbia, SCFull-timePosted 2w agoStill listed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Patient Support Technician performs routine assistive tasks to help registered nurses meet patients’ basic needs in the Surgical Specialty department at Baptist Hospital. The role assists with hygiene, nutrition, mobility, elimination, and vital signs, and reports abnormal values to the registered nurse. Candidates need completion of a nursing assistant, patient care tech, medical assistant, or nursing fundamentals course; related experience is preferred.
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Full job description
Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
Job Summary Perform routine assistive tasks to assist the Registered Nurse to meet basic patient needs, unlicensed assistive personnel.
Essential Functions
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All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
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Assists patient with needs associated with personal hygiene. Duties include, but are not limited to, bathing, washing hair, brushing teeth and hair, and washing hands.
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Assists patients with needs related to nutrition and feeding. Duties include, but are not limited to, assisting with feeding, drinking, and setting up meal trays.
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Assists patients with needs related to ambulation. Duties include, but are not limited to, dangling, walking, walking with assistive device, and implementing fall prevention measures under the direction of the registered nurse.
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Meets patients' needs related to elimination. Duties include, but are not limited to, assisting patient with getting to the bathroom, using a bedside commode, using a bedpan, and/or using a urinal. Accurately monitors inputs and outputs.
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Completes and documents patient vital signs. Duties include assessing blood pressure, pulse, temperature, heart rate, and oxygenation via pulse ox or ETC02. Reports abnormal values to the registered nurse.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
- This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.
Minimum Requirements
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Education - Completion of a Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Tech, Medical Assistant or Nursing Fundamentals course. High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
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Experience - Previous nursing assistant, medical assistant or related experience preferred. One year hospital clerical experience preferred.
In Lieu Of
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In lieu of school verification of a nursing assistant training course, may accept current or former CNA certification as proof of completed state required training at time of hire.
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In lieu of school verification of a medical assistant training course, may accept current or former CMA certification as proof of completed required training at time of hire.
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
- Candidates must successfully complete Prisma Health unit secretary course and training within 90 days of hire.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- NA
Work Shift Day (United States of America)
Location 1330 Taylor At Marion St Bapti
Facility Baptist Hospital
Department Surgical Specialty
Share your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,332 open Nursing Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$43–57K/yr30 salary ranges
- US median$19–24/hr1,307 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 47 open Nursing Assistant jobs in South Carolina and 2,332 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in South Carolina
- Prisma Health (this employer)22 open
- Assured & Associates9 open
- Tidelands Health6 open
- Experience
- Nursing Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (426 postings).
- Education
- 21 of the 2,332 open Nursing Assistant jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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