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

Texas Health•Denton, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health Denton is hiring a full-time Patient Care Tech for its Float Pool. The role is based at Texas Health Denton in Denton, Texas, and works day shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., three shifts per week for 36 hours. The position is in a fast-paced teaching environment and offers opportunities for growth, education, and career development. Self-scheduling supports work/life balance. Weekend and holiday work may be required. The Patient Care Tech assists patients according to their plans of care, gathers and reports patient data, supports admissions, transfers, and discharges, and helps patients with activities of daily living. The role also involves performing technical procedures, reducing patient risks, documenting care, entering orders when applicable, adapting care in collaboration with nurses, respecting cultural and religious needs, and maintaining a clean, safe patient environment.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
Comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency, if applicable.
Meet one of the listed qualifications: 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) is required before providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.
CPI (Crisis Prevention and Intervention) Training is required within 60 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Previous hospital 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 when applicable.
Document accurately and appropriately.
In collaboration or consultation with the nurse, adapt care to reflect the patient population.
In collaboration or consultation with the nurse, incorporate cultural and religious needs and beliefs into care delivery.
Keep the patient environment clean and safe.
Anticipate and respond to patient, family, and visitor needs, and round as appropriate.