Patient Care Technician I (PCT) - CT Surgery/Vascular Surgery (Nights)

UTMB Health•Galveston, TX

10d

About The Position

To provide basic technical assistance and supportive patient care to meet the needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas. The position supports CT Surgery and Vascular Surgery and includes night work. Duties include collecting and documenting patient data, assisting with personal care and mobility, supporting patient safety, maintaining a clean and safe care environment, and responding to patient requests for other hospital services.

Requirements

Complete one of the following: a recognized Nurse Assistant program; a Medical Assistant program; a Medical Corpsman program; an EMT program; or a UTMB Hospital Aide Training Program.
Alternatively, have two years of experience in a direct patient care environment.
Alternatively, hold MA, PCT, or CNA certification at the time of hire.
Alternatively, be enrolled in a recognized School of Nursing and have completed the first semester of education that includes clinical concepts and health assessment, or the equivalent.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.

Responsibilities

Collect, report, and document vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and specimens.
Obtain blood samples by venipuncture, acquire 12-lead EKGs, and perform and report point-of-care testing (POCT).
Assist with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse or designee and as indicated by the patient’s plan of care.
Provide personal hygiene and related care, including bathing, oral suctioning, superficial wound care, assistance with chronic wound care, skincare for patients with TED hose, SCDs, casts, or skeletal pins, elimination assistance, incontinence care, urinary catheter care, assistance with or administration of cleansing enemas, sitz baths and non-sterile douches, and ostomy care.
Assist with feeding patients.
Ambulate, position, and turn patients and care for patients with altered mobility.
Assist with patient safety measures appropriate to age and condition, including restraints and patient-specific safety precautions.
Collect, report, and document data related to patient needs, emergencies, and unusual patient or family behavior.
Provide care for patients from a correctional environment.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records.
Provide and maintain a clean, safe environment and perform or assist others with aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures.
Document as appropriate and maintain patient care areas with appropriate supplies.
Assist with patient requests for other hospital services.
Perform video monitoring duties as assigned.
Adhere to internal controls and reporting structure and perform related duties as required.