Ardent Health Services Carthage , TX 75633
Posted 5 days ago
Overview
Join our team as a PRN, Medical Surgical Patient Care Tech (PCT) in Carthage, TX.
Fulfilling your purpose begins here:
People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:
Your team is bigger than your department:
UT Health Carthage boasts 23 private patient rooms featuring a 24-hour emergency department, designated as a Level IV trauma center with advanced diagnostic technology, a cardiac rehabilitation program, a GI lab, outpatient clinics and a sleep lab.
We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.
Responsibilities
Work under limited supervision of nursing and medical staff and with full proficiency to perform duties
Assist patients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, and other ADLs.
Observe patients' progress to prepare and disseminate reports to Registered Nurse or other medical staff.
Obtain and record patients' vital signs and collects specimens for lab tests.
Provide basic patient transport and housekeeping duties.
Measure and record patients' intake and output and other measurements in accordance with unit routines, assist patients with range of motion, and draw blood.
Assist in providing treatments to patients, perform technical procedures such as feeding tube and catheter administration, suture/staple removal, splinting of extremities, and perform ECGs as ordered.
Coordinate daily activities for assigned unit to include general clerical and administrative support and participates in performance improvement activities to enhance and maintain personal and department qualifications and standards of performance.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
High School diploma or equivalent
BLS - must have certification within 30 days of hire or transfer into position.
Completion of approved CNA or PCT certification required, or may be in senior year of nursing school with less than one semester to complete the nursing program.
Preferred Job Requirements:
Five (5) years' experience in acute or long-term care.
Demonstrated proficiency in phlebotomy.
Ardent Health Services