Patient Care Technician I: Vital Signs & Basic Care

Utmb; Angleton (TX); Sur place; USD 30 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UTMB Health seeks a patient care support worker to provide basic technical assistance and supportive care across assigned hospital areas. You will collect vital signs, draw blood, perform EKGs, and support daily patient activities under the charge nurse, ensuring privacy and infection control.

The role emphasizes hygiene, feeding, mobility assistance, safety, and documentation, with duties in various patient care tasks and potential inclusion in correctional settings. BLS is required.

Qualifications

• Completion of a recognized Nurse Assistant program OR
• Completion of a Medical Assistant program OR
• Completion of Medical Corpsman program OR
• Completion of EMT program OR
• Completion of a UTMB Hospital Aide Training Program OR
• Two (2) years of experience in a direct patient care environment OR
• Certified MA, PCT, or CNA at time of hire OR
• Is enrolled in a recognized School of Nursing and has completed the first semester of education which contains clinical concepts and health assessment or the equivalent.

Responsabilités

• Collects, reports, and documents data: Vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collects specimens.
• Obtains blood samples by venipuncture.
• Acquires 12 lead EKG.
• Performs and reports POCT.
• Assists with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee as indicated by the patient’s plan of care.
• Provides for patients’ personal hygiene: Bathes patients, performs oral suctioning and superficial wound care, assists with chronic wound care, provides skincare with TED hose, SCD, casts, pins, assists with elimination, catheter care, cleansing enamas, sitz baths, and ostomy care.
• Assists with feeding.
• Ambulates, positions, and turns patients and cares for patients with altered mobility.
• Assists with patient safety related to age and condition.
• Assists with patient restraints and patient-specific safety precautions.
• Collects, reports, and documents data related to patient needs/emergencies and unusual patient and family behavior.
• Cares for the patient from a correctional environment.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records.
• Provides and maintains a clean, safe environment and performs/instructs others on proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures.
• Documents as appropriate.
• Maintains patient care areas with appropriate supplies.
• Assists with patient requests for other hospital services
• Video monitoring duties as assigned.
• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
• Performs related duties as required.

Connaissances

Vital signs

Venipuncture

EKG

POCT

Hygiene care

Feeding assistance

Mobility assistance

Patient safety

Patient privacy

Aseptic technique

Documentation

Formation

Nurse Assistant program

Medical Assistant program

Medical Corpsman program

EMT program

UTMB Hospital Aide Training Program

2 years direct patient care experience

Certified MA/PCT/CNA at hire

School of Nursing enrolled – first semester clinical concepts

Description du poste

UTMB Health seeks a patient care support worker to provide basic technical assistance and supportive care across assigned hospital areas. You will collect vital signs, draw blood, perform EKGs, and support daily patient activities under the charge nurse, ensuring privacy and infection control.

The role emphasizes hygiene, feeding, mobility assistance, safety, and documentation, with duties in various patient care tasks and potential inclusion in correctional settings. BLS is required.