Patient Care Technician PRN

HCA Healthcare • San Antonio, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) is a member of the collaborative nursing team at Methodist Hospital Stone Oak and supports Registered Nurses in providing hands-on patient care and maintaining a safe, welcoming environment. Under RN supervision, the PCT performs delegated activities within their training, competence, and skill. The role includes helping patients with vital signs, mobility, personal care, and daily needs; assisting RNs with monitoring patient conditions and carrying out care plans; and supporting patient comfort and dignity.

The PCT assists with patient admission, transfer, and discharge activities; performs hourly rounding; responds to call lights; and communicates accurate information about care activities and patient responses to the assigned RN. The position also requires following safety procedures, standard precautions, applicable policies, and the Methodist Healthcare System Code of Conduct. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent education.
• No prior experience required.
• Complete initial and ongoing training and competencies as defined by the service line, facility, and department/unit for the patient population served, if applicable.
• Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Previous PCT, nurse aide, or orderly experience in a healthcare setting.
• Completion of a CNA training program and CNA certification with the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services upon hire.
• Completion of an EMS training program and EMT certification with the Texas Department of State Health Services upon hire.
• MHS employee in an LVN job description as of December 1, 2011.

Responsibilities

• Perform delegated patient care activities under RN supervision and within training, competence, and skill.
• Obtain vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, calorie counts, and perform simple non-sterile dressing changes as delegated.
• Assist with safe patient handling, including turning, positioning, transfers, ambulation, use of specialty beds and assistive devices, oxygen use and transport, suction use, restraint alternatives, pre-operative skin preparation, and sequential compression devices.
• Collect specimens, including blood for bedside glucose testing.
• Help maintain a safe patient environment by addressing room hazards, supporting fall prevention, performing hand hygiene, using standard precautions, and using personal protective equipment as appropriate.
• Communicate timely and accurate information about delegated care and observed patient responses to the assigned RN, verbally or in writing and following hand-off guidelines.
• Assist with collecting admission data and with patient processing, transfers, and discharge preparations as instructed.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, shaving, oral care, toileting, grooming, changing linens, providing water, meal delivery, and feeding as directed.
• Perform hourly rounding, use AIDET when interacting with patients, and respond to call lights promptly.
• Retrieve medication from the pharmacy, medication storage room, or tube system and deliver it to a licensed staff member, as needed.
• Assist with orientation of new personnel as directed.
• Support the Methodist Healthcare System mission and vision and comply with system and facility safety rules, reporting unsafe conditions and seeking guidance when safety procedures are unclear.
• Adhere to the MHS Code of Conduct and report activity that may violate applicable laws, rules, regulations, or the Code of Conduct.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off and paid family leave.
• Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
• Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED