Patient Care Tech, PCT, FT, Nights, Float Pool

Texas Health Resources•Bedford, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health HEB is seeking a Patient Care Tech (PCT) for its Float Pool Unit. This is a full-time night-shift position at Texas Health HEB in Bedford, Texas, working three 12-hour shifts (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.), totaling 36 hours per week. The fast-paced, teaching environment offers self-scheduling, work/life balance, and opportunities for educational and career growth. The professional PCT understands basic human needs and recognizes and understands patient affiliations. The PCT provides assistance to patients according to their plans of care, collaborates with nurses to adapt care to patient populations and incorporate cultural and religious needs, and helps maintain a clean and safe patient environment. Texas Health HEB is a 252-bed acute-care hospital serving the DFW mid-cities area, with specialties including women’s services, perioperative services, heart and vascular care, acute care/med-surg, intermediate care/step-down, oncology, and emergency medicine.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency, if applicable.
Qualify through one of the following: current Texas CNA or PCT training through NHA, NAHP, NCCT, an accredited community college program, or a Texas Health Resources-approved program; current Texas EMT; military medical training equivalent to EMT-B; one year of applicable PCT experience in lieu of an active and approved certification; or nursing student who has completed fundamentals or a foreign nurse degree program.
BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) certification before providing independent patient care, maintained quarterly.
CPI (Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training) required within 60 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Previous PCT experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide assistance to patients according to their plans 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, if applicable.
Document accurately and appropriately.
Collaborate or consult with the nurse to adapt care to reflect the patient population.
Collaborate or consult with the nurse to incorporate cultural and religious needs and beliefs into care delivery.
Keep the patient environment clean and maintain a safe environment.
Anticipate patient, family, and visitor needs, take action to meet those needs, and round as appropriate.