Patient Care Technician / PCT Medsurg

Overview

Join our team as a PRN, Medical Surgical, Patient Care Technician in Quitman, TX.

Fulfilling your purpose begins here:

People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:

• Competitive salaries, support teams and growth opportunities.

Your team is bigger than your department:

• UT Health Quitman offers 25 private rooms, a 24-hour Level IV trauma center and Level III stroke center, surgical suites, advanced diagnostics, swing bed care, cardiopulmonary rehab, on-site physician 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

• Provides assistance to patients with ADLs and through ongoing monitoring and response to patient needs.

• Organizes work in order to complete daily assignments within assigned timeframes. Competently performs defined skills in order to meet patient needs/expected outcomes.

• Maintains a clean, orderly and safe environment by following appropriate safety, infection control and patient care polices. Participates in tasks related to environment and equipment use, (including use, cleaning and storage) according to unit and hospital policy.

• Appropriately utilizes and charges for supplies used in patient care. Assists with cost effective care by ensuring appropriate use of supplies with minimal waste.

• Competently delivers therapeutic interventions to populations served under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent

• Completion of approved CNA certification required, or may be in senior year of nursing school with less than one semester to complete the nursing program.

requirement.

• Must maintain active certification with in the State of Texas.

• Competent to perform in at least two general areas of practice (cross trained and cross competent to cover more than one hospital service, role, or function).

• BLS required - must have certification within 30 days of hire or transfer into position.

• Training, education and competencies completed annually for any additional duties required.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• 5 years' experience in acute or long-term care.

• Demonstrated proficiency in phlebotomy.