Patient Care Tech (PCT) Med Surg (Full-Time/Days)

Texas Health Resources•Dallas, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health Dallas is hiring a full-time Patient Care Tech for its Medical Surgical Unit. The position is based at Texas Health Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, Texas, and works day shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., 36 hours per week over three 12-hour shifts, with rotating weekends and holidays. Patient Care Techs provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff and help deliver an excellent patient healthcare experience. The role includes supporting patients with activities of daily living and mobility, collecting and reporting patient data, performing technical procedures, and maintaining a clean and safe environment. Care is adapted in collaboration with nurses to reflect patient needs, preferences, and cultural or religious beliefs. The Medical Surgical Unit offers self-scheduling, a PCT council, a dynamic team, a robust Unit Based Council, and an engaged leadership team. Texas Health Dallas is an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving the North Texas community since 1966. Its services include cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s services, emergency medicine, neonatal intensive care, stroke care, bariatric surgery, outpatient surgery, and women’s imaging.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Upon hire, one of the following is required: Texas CNA or an eligible PCT training program/certification; EMT qualification or equivalent military medic/medical training; completion of nursing fundamentals as a nursing student or a foreign nursing degree program; or one year of applicable experience in lieu of an active approved certification.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) is required before providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training is required within 90 days of hire.
Organizational skills to function in a fast-paced work environment.
Positive interpersonal skills and good verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

One year of Med Surg PCT experience in an acute care setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide assistance to patients according to their plan of care.
Collect patient data and identify and report significant findings 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 when applicable.
Document accurately and appropriately.
Collaborate with or consult the nurse to adapt care to the patient population and incorporate cultural or religious needs and beliefs.
Keep the patient environment clean and safe.
Anticipate and address patient, family, and visitor needs, and make rounds as appropriate.
Perform basic care such as feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, moving, transferring, or transporting patients, and changing linens.