UTMB Health

Patient Care Technician I (PCT) - 2N ICU - LCH (Nights)

UTMB Health, League City

Save Job

League City, Texas, United States

New Hot

Patient Care

UTMB Health

Requisition # 2502423

Minimum Qualifications:

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

n
Completion of a recognized Nurse Assistant program OR
n
n
Completion of Medical Corpsman program OR
n
n
Completion of EMT program OR
n
n
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
n

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

n
Emergency Dispatch
n
n
POCT test site manager
n
n
Cross-training to HUC duties
n
n
Patient Care Assistant trainer
n
n
Perform Unit Audits- 1 per month per unit/ department manager
n
n
Cast placement
n
n
Perform/ Assist with High-Level Disinfection
n
n
Set up of delivery tables
n
n
Set-up and assistance with minor operating procedures
n
n
Set-up and assistance with area specific diagnostic procedures
n
n
Language assistance
n
n
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
n
n
INQN, IDERAD, PACS system resource/user
n

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications:

Required:

· BLS

Job Summary

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).

Job Duties:

n
Collects, reports, and documents data. Takes vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collects specimens.
n
n
Obtains blood samples by venipuncture.
n
n
Acquires 12 lead EKG.
n
n
Performs and reports POCT.
n
n
Assists with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee as indicated by the patient's plan of care.
n
n
Provides for patients' personal hygiene. Bathes patients, performs oral suctioning, superficial wound care, assists with elimination, and cares for the incontinent patient and the patient with a urinary catheter. Assists or gives cleansing enemas, sitz baths, non-sterile douches, and provides ostomy care.
n
n
Assists with feeding.
n
n
Ambulates, positions, and turns patients and cares for the patient with altered mobility.
n
n
Assists with the admission, transfer, and discharge of the patient.
n
n
Assists the healthcare team by preparing patients and chaperoning during examinations/procedures or assists with other patient treatments.
n
n
Provides for patient safety related to age and condition.
n
n
Assists with patient restraints and maintains patient-specific safety precautions.
n
n
Collects, reports, and documents data related to patient needs/emergencies and unusual patient and family behavior.
n
n
Cares for the patient from a correctional environment.
n
n
Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality of information and health records at all times.
n
n
Provides and maintains a clean, safe environment and performs and/or assists others to perform proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures.
n
n
Maintains patient care areas with appropriate supplies.
n
n
Assists with patient requests for other hospital services.
n
n
Participates in one leadership activity per fiscal year.
n

Marginal or Periodic Functions

n
Video monitoring duties as assigned.
n
n
Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
n
n
Performs related duties as required.
n

Salary Range

Actual salary commensurate with experience.

Work Schedule

Full-time Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Compensation