PATIENT CARE TECH PRN

UHS • Austin, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Texas NeuroRehab Center is a specialized treatment facility in Austin, Texas, providing complex medical rehabilitation, brain and spinal cord injury rehabilitation for people ages 13 and older, and neuropsychiatric treatment for youth. The Patient Care Tech assists with the direct care and management of patients with medical issues as directed by the treatment team. The role also supports unit programming to help carry over therapy issues, leisure activities, and activities of daily living, within patients’ functional abilities and with consideration for their growth and development.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to accurately document patient behavior and status.
• Understanding of safe, supportive, nurturing, and therapeutic human interactions.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality and follow behavior programs and patient-care plans.
• Ability to rotate to other programs as necessary and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to supervise therapeutic and recreational activities and use effective motivational techniques.
• Ability to problem-solve and interact effectively with patients, peers, and families.
• Ability to sustain physical activity throughout shifts of eight or more hours, including standing, walking, and kneeling.
• Ability to perform CPR, physically restrain patients according to policy, and transfer patients between beds, toilets, automobiles, and wheelchairs.
• Ability to lift, carry, and lower 50 pounds without assistance; push patients in wheelchairs up and down hills; and pursue running patients.
• Hearing and vision sufficient to perform essential job functions, emotional stability, and ability to verbally de-escalate crisis situations.
• Current driver’s license or state-issued ID.
• Current CPR certification.
• Ability to maintain required attendance and report to work as scheduled.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or college coursework in health care, mental health, recreational therapy, education, or human growth and development.
• One year of experience as a nurse’s aide, mental health aide, psychiatric aide, or equivalent in a rehabilitation facility or similar setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist therapists and teachers with patients during therapeutic and educational activities.
• Provide hands-on physical care, supervision, crisis intervention, behavior management, and behavior modification according to individual treatment plans and unit program guidelines.
• Take and document patients’ vital signs, weights, and heights.
• Support unit programming, including therapy carryover, leisure activities, and activities of daily living.
• Assist with patient hygiene and other care, from prompting through total care, and eat with or feed patients according to diet orders and speech therapy programs.
• Observe patient behavior, communicate patient status, and act to protect patients, coworkers, and oneself from aggression or accidents.
• Attend work regularly, on time, and as scheduled.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and generous paid time off.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Discounted stock plan.
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program.
• Tuition savings for nursing education at Chamberlain University.
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries.
• Pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED