Compassionate Patient Care Technician: Vital Signs

Socket.dev; Laredo (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Patient Care Technician to provide high-quality, patient-centered care under RN/LPN supervision in a Texas facility. The role includes assisting with activities of daily living, ensuring a safe care environment, and effective communication within the healthcare team.

Responsibilities include collecting vital signs, supporting nutrition and hygiene needs, mobility assistance, specimen collection, glucose monitoring, and adherence to infection control protocols.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of patient care practices and equipment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to follow detailed instructions and work collaboratively within a team.
• Commitment to maintaining patient confidentiality and adhering to safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Assists nursing staff in delivering care, performing delegated basic patient care services, and ensuring a clean, safe, and well-organized environment.
• Collects and records patient data, including vital signs, height, weight, oxygen saturation, intake/output, and calorie counts, reporting findings to the RN/LPN/LVN.
• Supports patients with meals, feeding, bathing, oral care, grooming, linen changes, skin care, elimination assistance, and urinary catheter care.
• Assists with patient positioning, repositioning, dangling, ambulating, and using mobility aids such as walkers, crutches, canes, and wheelchairs.
• Collects urine and stool samples and performs blood glucose monitoring via finger sticks, documenting and reporting results to the RN/LPN/LVN.
• Communicates patient information effectively to the care team, adapts to change, and maintains professionalism in all interactions.
• Maintains a clean, neat, and safe environment for patients and staff, adhering to infection control and safety protocols, including appropriate use of PPE.
• Participates in performance improvement initiatives, risk management reporting, and compliance with National Patient Safety Goals and Core Measures.
• May be required to maintain continuous visual observation of the patient and remains with them at all times unless relieved by appropriate personnel.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Skills

Patient care basics

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Confidentiality

Infection control

Education

Nursing program enrollment

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Patient Care Technician to provide high-quality, patient-centered care under RN/LPN supervision in a Texas facility. The role includes assisting with activities of daily living, ensuring a safe care environment, and effective communication within the healthcare team.

Responsibilities include collecting vital signs, supporting nutrition and hygiene needs, mobility assistance, specimen collection, glucose monitoring, and adherence to infection control protocols.