HCSS Patient Care Tech II

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)•Galveston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a per diem position to provide technical assistance and supportive patient care to meet the needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas.

Requirements

One (1) year of experience in a direct patient care environment within the last two years AND completion of one (1) of the following technical programs: Completion of a recognized Nurse Assistant (CNA) program with current/active certification through the Texas Department of Health and Human Services OR Completion of Medical Corpsman program OR Completion of EMT program with a current EMT license
Must have current BLS certification issued thru American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

Ability to effectively communicate verbally and/or in written form.
Customer service orientation and values.
Ability to negotiate solutions and outcomes.
Team player.
Ability to maximize people and financial resources.
Ability to work in partnership with management and staff.

Responsibilities

Collects, reports, and documents data. Takes vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collects specimens.
Obtains blood samples by venipuncture.
Acquires 12 lead EKG.
Performs and reports POCT.
Assists with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee as indicated by the patient’s plan of care.
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.
Assists with feeding.
Ambulates, positions, and turns patients and cares for the patient with altered mobility.
Assists with the admission, transfer, and discharge of the patient.
Assists the healthcare team by preparing patients and chaperoning during examinations/procedures or assists with other patient treatments.
Provides for patient safety related to age and condition.
Assists with patient restraints and maintains patient-specific safety precautions.
Collects, reports, and documents data related to patient needs/emergencies and unusual patient and family behavior.
Cares for the patient from a correctional environment.
Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality of information and health records at all times.
Provides and maintains a clean, safe environment and performs and/or assists others to perform proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures.
Maintains patient care areas with appropriate supplies.
Assists with patient requests for other hospital services.
Video monitoring duties as assigned.
Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
Performs related duties as required.