Patient Care Technician PRN

HCA Healthcare•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

As a Patient Care Technician (PCT), you will be a vital part of the collaborative nursing team, supporting Registered Nurses in providing hands-on care and helping create a safe, welcoming environment for patients. You will assist with daily needs such as vital signs, mobility, and personal care, while helping RNs monitor conditions and carry out care plans. Your attention, empathy, and teamwork help restore comfort and dignity for every patient served. Under RN supervision, the PCT performs delegated patient care activities within their training, competence, and skill. The role also includes maintaining a safe patient environment, communicating care activities and patient responses to the assigned RN, assisting with admission data collection and transfer or discharge preparations, supporting activities of daily living, and performing hourly rounding. The PCT supports the mission, vision, safety policies, and ethical standards of Methodist Healthcare System and completes other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent education.
No previous experience required.
Complete initial and ongoing training and competencies defined by the service line, facility, and department or unit, as applicable to the patient population.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification 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 delegated patient care activities under RN supervision, such as obtaining vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, calorie counts, and simple non-sterile dressing changes.
Assist with safe patient handling, including turning and positioning, patient transfers, ambulation, use of assistive devices and specialty beds, oxygen use and transport, suction use, pre-operative skin preparation, and use of sequential compression devices.
Collect specimens, including blood for bedside glucose testing.
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.
Communicate timely and accurate information about delegated care and observed patient responses to the assigned RN, in writing or verbally, following hand-off communication guidelines.
Assist the RN in collecting admission data and preparing patients for transfer or discharge 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 needed, 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.
Follow System and facility safety policies, report unsafe conditions, use required safety equipment and procedures, and check with supervisors when unsure of a safe procedure.
Adhere to the MHS Code of Conduct and report activity that may violate applicable laws, regulations, rules, or the Code of Conduct.
Complete other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
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.
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.