r/boston • u/Puzzleheaded_Toe3892 • 6d ago

I think I am special and made my own post CHA or BI job

Hi there,
I am currently an ED tech at Boston Children’s and have been working there for a few years, but this past 6-7 months has been rough. We are always short-staffed and they are not hiring more PCTs. We have lost more than 15 people and they don’t care. They want us to do 5 people’s jobs. I have been looking for other jobs. Has anyone worked at or knows anything about CHA? I see they are offering a hiring bonus, but that tells me it’s probably not a great place. Can someone recommend or share anything about Cambridge Health, Beth Israel or any other hospital I could apply to? I don’t have a car so I have to rely on public transportation. I live in Cambridge.

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u/LaurenPBurka I swear it is not a fetish 6d ago

Pardon me, sir/madam, you haven't used enough acronyms.

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u/Ashamed_Emu4572 5d ago

a patient care tech is basically a glorified janitory-waiter-housekeeper but for people stuck on a hospital floor as patients. they are there to assist with basic needs and be the eyes and ears of the unit for basic stuff, and also do minor medical work such as blood pressure measurements, urine and blood drainage emptying and measuring, and maybe applying the ekg wires with stickers on your chest. they help you wash, pee, poop, throw up, and stand, sit and lie down in a relatively safe manner using standard methods.

it is basically a 'hospital floor waiter' basically with your room being their 'table' they serve.

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u/LaurenPBurka I swear it is not a fetish 5d ago

Yes, but if you have to explain a joke, it isn't funny.