Patient Care Technician

El Paso Water; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

El Paso Water invites candidates for a Patient Care Technician role to support healthcare services in various clinic settings. The position involves assisting medical staff, performing tests, and handling administrative tasks in a dynamic healthcare environment. Applicants should possess a high school diploma, complete medical assistant training, and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must graduate from an accredited medical assistant program.
• Valid Texas Class C Driver's License required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in clinic settings and support nursing staff with patient examinations.
• Perform clerical duties like patient registration and answering calls.
• Conduct patient measurements, tests, and screenings.

Skills

Clerical Skills

Patient Measurement

Technical Assistance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Graduation from an accredited program for medical assistants

Job description

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Salary

$38,908.69 - $56,806.68 Annually

Location

Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

Job Type

Unclassified

Job Number

U9875-0625

Department

PUBLIC HEALTH

Opening Date

06/19/2025

Closing Date

Continuous

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Max Number of Applicants

150

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Requirements

MOS Code: 66S (Army), 001265 (Navy), 4N011B (Air Force)

Education and Experience: High School Diploma, GED or higher and graduation from an accredited program for medical assistants.

Licenses and Certificates: Texas Class C Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

General Purpose

Under direction, provide assistance in clinic settings and assist the nurse with examinations and treatments of patients. Perform responsible clerical duties including front desk registration and answering phone calls.

Typical Duties

Follow well defined procedures/protocols to facilitate clinic services and assist clinicians during examinations. Prompt patients to answer health questions and complete forms; reinforce basic information about hygiene, birth control, sexual education, nutrition, etc. Prepare room for examination; provide technical assistance during examination, anticipating instrument needs. Performs patient measurements, tests and screening such as blood pressure, sputum, hearing, vision, urinalysis, pregnancy, TB, iron, glucose, lead, etc. Performs routine adult venipuncture and routine adult and pediatric capillary sticks. Dispense medications and administer injections, including immunizations, as ordered by physician verbally, in writing or by standing delegation orders.

Clean, set up & restock exam rooms; sterilize instruments; inventories and order supplies. Maintain logs, files and records; collect clinical data and compile statistics. Assist with registration of patients and answer telephone calls. Provide patient education. Schedule appointments and diagnostic testing, clarify referrals and re-verify appointments for various clinic programs.

Prepare infectious waste for disposal. Prepare reports and document laboratory results in patient records. Collect and record patient payments, complete deposit form and count receipts to prepare bank deposit. Answer telephone, greet clinic customers, assist in routine clerical duties, and operate common office machines including computers.

General Information

For a complete job specification, click here.

Note: This is unclassified contract position. Employment is predicated on the continuation of state/federal funding.

Note: This is a new advertisement for Patient Care Technician. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Please note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visitwww.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Determined by agreement

01

Do you have a high school diploma/GED or higher?

• Yes
• No
  
  

02

Did you graduate from an accredited program for medical assistants? (Please note: Transcript will need to be provided with application.)

• Yes
• No
  
  

03

Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?

• Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state.
• Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state.
• Texas Class C or equivalent from another state.
• No, I do not have a valid driver's license.
  
  

04

Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?

• Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
• No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
• N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.
  
  

05

Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.

• I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.
  
  

Required Question

Employer City of El Paso

Address 300 N. Campbell

El Paso, Texas, 79901

Phone [phone]

Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Air, Water, and Waste Program Management

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