Patient Care Technician I (PCT) - JSH Labor & Delivery (Galveston)

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)•Galveston, TX

About The Position

Provides basic technical assistance and supportive patient care to meet the needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas. The position performs patient-care activities and collects, reports, and documents clinical data, while supporting patient safety, privacy, infection control, and the maintenance of clean, appropriately supplied care areas. Full-time, day-shift role in JSH Labor & Delivery in Galveston.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Completion of a recognized Nurse Assistant, Medical Assistant, Medical Corpsman, or EMT program; or completion of a UTMB Hospital Aide Training Program; or two years of experience in a direct patient-care environment; or certification as an MA, PCT, or CNA at time of hire; or enrollment in a recognized School of Nursing with completion of the first semester containing clinical concepts and health assessment or equivalent.
Basic Life Support (BLS).

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.
Perform and report point-of-care testing (POCT).
Assist with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse or designee and 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, cleansing enemas, sitz baths, non-sterile douches, and ostomy care.
Assist with feeding.
Ambulate, position, and turn patients, including caring for patients with altered mobility.
Assist with patient safety needs related to age and condition, restraints, and patient-specific safety precautions.
Collect, report, and document information related to patient needs, emergencies, and unusual patient or family behavior.
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 with aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection-control measures.
Document as appropriate.
Maintain appropriate supplies in patient-care areas.
Assist with patient requests for other hospital services.
Perform video monitoring duties as assigned.
Adhere to internal controls and reporting structure.
Perform related duties as required.