Patient Care Technician II (Pct) - 3S Med/Surg IMU League City (Nights)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

To provide technical assistance and supportive patient care to meet the needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas and serve as a leader/ mentor for the assigned unit (s).

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Minimum Qualifications:

High school or equivalent, one year of hospital experience AND completion of one of the following technical programs:

• Completion of a recognized Nurse Assistant program OR

• Completion of Medical Corpsman program OR

• Completion of EMT program OR

• Is enrolled in a recognized School of Nursing and has completed the first semester of education which contains clinical concepts and health assessment or the equivalent

• Has obtained and provided documentation of completion of 2 or more of the following:

• Emergency Dispatch

• POCT test site manager

• Cross-training to HUC duties

• Patient Care Assistant trainer

• Perform Unit Audits- 1 per month per unit/ department manager

• Cast placement

• Perform/ Assist with High-Level Disinfection

• Set up of delivery tables

• Set-up and assistance with minor operating procedures

• Set-up and assistance with area specific diagnostic procedures

• Language assistance

• Burn tub room duties which includes splint applications: mouth spreaders, upper and lower extremities, positioning patients prone, application of pressure wrapping: coban ace wraps, surginet pressure garments, tubigrip/jobst garments, burn dressing preparation and application and assists in application of biobrane/transcyte

• INQN, IDERAD, PACS system resource/user

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS:

Required:

• BLS

Equal Employment Opportunity

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Compensation