Patient Care Tech (PCT) – Cardiac Tele PCU – Full Time Nights

Texas Health•Dallas, TX

1d•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 with activities of daily living, collecting and reporting patient data, performing technical procedures, documenting care, and helping maintain a clean and safe patient environment. Care is adapted in consultation with the nurse to reflect patient population needs and patients’ cultural and religious needs and beliefs. This position is in the Cardiac Tele PCU at Texas Health Dallas, a 24-bed post-interventional unit that provides medical telemetry and comprehensive post-interventional cardiac care from admission through discharge. The unit cares for cardiovascular patients, including those with heart failure, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and arrhythmias, as well as pre- and post-interventional patients undergoing procedures such as catheterizations, ablations, and pacemaker procedures. The schedule is full-time nights, 36 hours weekly, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with rotating weekends and holidays. Self-scheduling is available. Texas Health Dallas is an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving the Dallas community since 1966. Its services include cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s services, emergency medicine, neonatal intensive care, stroke care, bariatric surgery, wellness services, outpatient surgery, and women’s imaging. The hospital is identified as a Level I Trauma Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Comprehensive Heart Attack Center, and a Magnet hospital.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff, including feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, moving patients, and changing linens.
Transfer or transport patients as needed.
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 care accurately and appropriately.
In collaboration or consultation with the nurse, adapt care to reflect the patient population and incorporate cultural and religious needs and beliefs.
Keep the patient environment clean and safe.
Anticipate the needs of patients, families, and visitors, take action to meet those needs, and round as appropriate.