Patient Care Tech (PCT) Medical Surgical (Full-Time/Nights)

Texas Health Resources•Dallas, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Patient Care Techs (PCTs) provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff and are responsible for supporting an excellent patient healthcare experience. The role includes assisting patients with activities such as feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, moving, changing linens, and transferring or transporting patients. The position is at Texas Health Dallas in Dallas, Texas, and is listed as full-time days, working three 12-hour shifts per week for 36 hours per week, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Rotating weekend and holiday work is required. During the first week of hire, the employee must attend training at the corporate office in Arlington, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Patient Care Techs provide care according to the patient’s plan of care, collect and report patient data, support admissions, transfers, and discharges, perform technical procedures, document care, and help maintain a safe, clean patient environment. In collaboration with nursing staff, they adapt care to the patient population and incorporate cultural and religious needs and beliefs.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Upon hire, one of the following is required: TX CNA or PCT training through NHA, NAHP, NCCT, an accredited community college program, or a Texas Health Resources-approved program; EMT certification; military experience with medic or medical training equivalent to EMT-B; nursing student who has completed fundamentals; a foreign nurse degree program; or one year of applicable experience in lieu of an active and approved certification.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required before providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.
CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) training required within 90 days of hire.
Must be able to attend training at the corporate office in Arlington during the first week of hire, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Responsibilities

Provide assistance to patients according to their plan of care.
Collect patient data, identify significant findings, and report them to the nurse.
Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge.
Provide and revise activities of daily living based on patient and family preferences.
Perform technical procedures safely and proficiently.
Take action to reduce or eliminate patient risk.
Enter orders into a computer or manual system, if applicable.
Document accurately and appropriately.
In collaboration or consultation with the nurse, adapt care to reflect the patient population.
In collaboration or consultation with the nurse, incorporate cultural and religious needs and beliefs into care delivery.
Keep the patient environment clean and safe.
Anticipate and address patient, family, and visitor needs, and round as appropriate.
Feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients; change linens; and transfer or transport patients as needed.