Patient Care Technician II TDCJ Infirmary

UTMB Health • Galveston, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

To provide technical assistance and supportive patient care to meet the needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas and serve as a leader/ mentor for the assigned unit (s).

Requirements

• High school or equivalent
• One year of hospital experience
• Completion of a recognized Nurse Assistant program OR Completion of Medical Corpsman program OR Completion of EMT program OR Is enrolled in a recognized School of Nursing and has completed the first semester of education which contains clinical concepts and health assessment or the equivalent
• BLS certification

Nice To Haves

• Has obtained and provided documentation of completion of 2 or more of the following: Emergency Dispatch POCT test manager Cross-training to HUC duties Patient Care Assistant trainer Perform Unit Audits- 1 per month per unit/ department manager Cast placement Perform/ Assist with High-Level Disinfection Set up of delivery tables Set-up and assistance with minor operating procedures Set-up and assistance with area specific diagnostic procedures Language assistance Burn tub room duties which includes splint applications: mouth spreaders, upper and lower extremities, positioning patients prone, application of pressure wrapping: coban ace wraps, surginet pressure garments, tubigrip/jobst garments, burn dressing preparation and application and assists in application of biobrane/transcyte INQN, IDERAD, PACS system resource/user

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance and supportive patient care to meet the needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas.
• Serve as a leader/ mentor for the assigned unit(s).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED