Patient Care Tech HUC PCT

Baylor Scott & White Health•Frisco, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician - Health Unit Coordinator performs clerical and patient care duties for a hospital department under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse. The role includes collecting and recording patient data, assisting patients with daily activities, maintaining patient and unit records, supporting communications and work-area operations, and helping keep equipment and supplies organized. Positions are available in Med Surg, ICU, Clinical Decision Unit, Float Pool, and Women’s Services at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial in Frisco. The schedule is full-time days, three 12-hour shifts per week, with rotating weekends.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Less than one year of experience.
BLS certification, or obtain BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.
Ability to relate professionally and positively and work cooperatively with patients, families, and employees at all levels.

Responsibilities

Collect and record patient data and report information and observations to nursing personnel in a timely manner.
Obtain and record vital signs, height, weight, nutritional intake, and output; perform finger-stick blood glucose monitoring.
Provide routine urinary catheter care and collect and transport requested specimens, including urine, stool, and sputum.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, dressing, eating, continence, turning, transferring, and ambulation; change linen as appropriate.
Respond to patient call lights and requests in a timely manner and, when assigned, sit with patients requiring constant observation.
Complete and maintain unit and patient records, files, forms, and documents related to admissions, surgeries, transfers, discharges, medical records, and physician call lists.
Maintain an organized work area and update facility boards, the pneumatic tube system, and telemetry box reconciliation according to departmental policy and procedures.
Prepare reports, purchase orders, projects, memos, and letters using computer programs.
Greet visitors and assist them as needed; answer telephones and contact nursing personnel and medical staff using pagers, beepers, and cell phones.
Track unit call-light response times and assign phone and location devices to appropriate staff.
Perform work-area support duties as directed by a nurse or physician, including running errands, picking up supplies, and transporting patients.
Maintain inventory, requisition supplies, and stock work-area supplies and equipment.
Provide non-medical patient-care support as needed, such as making coffee and distributing ice, water, and blankets.
Clean patient bedside units and nursing areas not included in general housekeeping; clean and distribute equipment according to patient needs.
Attend in-services, unit meetings, and conferences.