Patient Care Tech (PCT) Intermediate (Full-Time/Nights)

Texas Health Resources•Dallas, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Tech (PCT) provides basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff, with the goal of delivering an excellent patient healthcare experience. The role is in the Intermediate Care H4N Department at Texas Health Dallas, a busy unit focused on quality care and patient and family experience. The PCT works with a multidisciplinary, multicultural team and a diverse patient population. This is a full-time night position, working 36 hours per week from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with rotating weekends and holidays. The position is based at Texas Health Dallas in Dallas, Texas. PCTs assist patients with daily activities and mobility, collect and report patient information, assist with admissions, transfers, and discharges, perform technical procedures, document care, and help maintain a clean and safe patient environment. They collaborate with nurses to adapt care to patient needs, preferences, and cultural or religious beliefs.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Texas CNA or completion of a PCT training program through NHA, NAHP, NCCT, an accredited community college, or a Texas Health Resources-approved program, required upon hire; certification need not be maintained after hire when applicable.
Alternatively, EMT status, military experience with medic or medical training equivalent to EMT-B, completion of nursing fundamentals as a nursing student, a foreign nursing degree program, or one year of applicable experience in lieu of an active and approved certification is required upon hire.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) is required before providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.
Organizational skills to function in a fast-paced work environment.
Positive interpersonal skills and good verbal and written communication skills.
CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) training is required within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

One year of PCT experience in an acute setting.

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.
Collaborate with or consult the nurse to incorporate cultural and religious needs and beliefs into care delivery.
Keep the patient environment clean and safe.
Anticipate patient, family, and visitor needs, take action to meet those needs, and round as appropriate.
Perform basic patient-care duties such as feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, moving, transferring, or transporting patients, and changing linens.