Patient Care Technician

HCA Healthcare•San Antonio, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) is part of a collaborative nursing team and supports Registered Nurses in providing hands-on patient care and maintaining a safe, welcoming environment. The PCT assists with patients’ daily needs, helps monitor their condition, and supports implementation of care plans under RN supervision. The role requires completing initial and ongoing training and competencies based on the service line, facility, department, and patient population served. This position is at Methodist Hospital Texsan, a 120-bed acute care hospital with cardiac, orthopedic, trauma, and inpatient rehabilitation services. The hospital describes its care environment as using state-of-the-art technology, including a robotics program.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Perform patient care activities delegated by an RN, within the PCT’s training, competence, and skill; these may include obtaining vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, calorie counts, simple non-sterile dressing changes, specimen collection, and bedside glucose blood collection.
Support safe patient handling, including turning and positioning, patient transfers, ambulation, use of specialty beds and assistive or transfer devices, restraint alternatives, oxygen use and transport, suction use, pre-operative skin preparation, and sequential compression devices.
Help maintain a safe patient environment by addressing hazards that could contribute to falls, practicing hand hygiene and standard precautions, and using appropriate personal protective equipment and transmission-based precautions.
Communicate timely and accurate information about delegated care and observed patient responses to the assigned RN, in written or verbal form and in accordance with hand-off communication guidelines.
Assist the RN with collecting admission data and with patient transfer or 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 promptly to call lights.
As permitted, retrieve medication from the pharmacy, medication storage room, or tube system and deliver it to a licensed staff member.
Assist with orientation of new personnel as directed.
Support the Methodist Healthcare System’s mission and vision, comply with safety policies and procedures, report unsafe conditions, follow the MHS Code of Conduct, and report suspected violations of laws, regulations, rules, or the Code of Conduct.
Complete other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine plans.
Free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off, 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.