Patient Care Tech

UT Health East Texas; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Health East Texas is seeking a dedicated Patient Care Tech (PCT) for night or day shift in Tyler, TX. This full-time role supports nursing staff by assisting patients with daily activities, recording vital signs, and helping with basic treatments to ensure safe, compassionate care.

The team values education and growth, offering tuition assistance and opportunities across multiple units. Candidates should have a Texas CNA or PCT certification (or be in nursing school) and hold a current BLS

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Must maintain active certification within the State of Texas (CNA/PCT).
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role.
• Completion of approved CNA or PCT certification, or may be in the senior year of nursing school with less than one semester to complete the nursing program.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, and other ADLs.
• Observe patients’ progress and relay information to RN or other medical staff.
• Obtain and record patients' vital signs and collect specimens for lab tests.
• Provide basic patient transport and housekeeping duties.
• Measure and record intake/output and assist with range of motion; draw blood as needed.
• Assist with treatments and simple procedures (e.g., feeding tube/catheter care, suture removal, splinting, ECGs).
• Coordinate daily activities for assigned unit and support department performance improvement.

Skills

Vital signs

Phlebotomy

Patient transfer

Education

CNA or PCT certification

Tools

ECG equipment

Job description

Overview

Join our team as a night or day shift, full-time Patient Care Tech (PCT) in Tyler, TX.

Hiring for multiple units.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance , and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

UT Health Tyler is the flagship hospital of the system serving hundreds of thousands annually. Specializing in advanced acute care medicine, our midtown location boasts a Level 1 trauma center and comprehensive stroke center, the region’s only EMCO program and a Level III NICU. Our medical staff includes more than 500 physicians and a full complement of subspecialty groups.

Learn About a Day in the Life of a PCT:

Responsibilities

• Assisting patients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, and other ADLs.
• Observes patients’ progress to prepare and disseminate reports to Registered Nurse or other medical staff.
• Obtains and records patients' vital signs and collects specimens for lab tests.
• Provides basic patient transport and housekeeping duties.
• Measures and records patients' intake and output and other measurements in accordance with unit routines, assist patients with range of motion, and draws blood.
• Assists in providing treatments to patients, performs technical procedures such as feeding tube and catheter administration, suture/staple removal, splinting of extremities, and performs ECGs as ordered.
• Coordinates daily activities for assigned unit to include general clerical and administrative support and participates inperformance improvement activities to enhance and maintain personal and department qualifications and standards of performance.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Must maintain active certification within the State of Texas.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.
• Completion of approved CNA or PCT certification, or may be in the senior year of nursing school with less than one semester to complete the nursing program.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• 5 years' experience in acute or long-term care.
• Demonstrated proficiency in phlebotomy.
• Competent to perform in at least two general areas of practice (cross-trained and cross-competent to cover more than one hospital service, role, or function).