Patient Care Tech HUC PCT

Baylor Scott & White Health•Dallas, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician - Health Unit Coordinator handles clerical and patient care tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse in the Asthma Center at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. The role is scheduled full time, Monday through Friday, on the day shift from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The position combines patient support with unit coordination. Patient care work includes collecting and recording patient information and vital signs, assisting with daily activities, performing routine urinary catheter care, collecting specimens, responding to call lights, and helping maintain clean patient and nursing areas. Clerical and coordination work includes maintaining unit and patient records, preparing documents, answering and routing communications, maintaining supplies, and assisting with errands and patient transport.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Less than one year of experience.
Basic Life Support (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 promptly report information to nursing team members.
Obtain and record patient vital signs, height, weight, nutritional intake, and output.
Perform blood glucose monitoring using finger-stick samples, test strips, and portable meters.
Perform routine urinary catheter care and collect and transport requested specimens, including urine, stool, and sputum.
Help patients with hygiene, dressing, eating, moving, and other daily activities; change linens as needed.
Respond promptly to patient call lights and requests; may serve as a sitter for patients requiring constant observation.
Complete and maintain unit and patient records, files, forms, and documents, including those related to admissions, surgeries, transfers, discharges, medical records, and physician call lists.
Keep the work area for records, files, forms, and reference documents clean and organized.
Check, update, and maintain facility boards, pneumatic tube systems, and telemetry box reconciliation.
Follow departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Prepare reports, purchase orders, projects, memos, and letters using computer programs.
Greet and assist visitors; answer telephones and contact nursing team members 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.
Assist with non-medical patient care duties, such as making coffee, transporting patients, and distributing ice, water, and blankets.
Clean patient bedside units and nursing areas not covered by general housekeeping, clean equipment properly, and distribute it based on patient needs.
Attend in-services, unit meetings, and conferences.