Patient Care Technician II - League City PACU

Utmb; League City (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health is seeking a Patient Care Technician II for the League City PACU. The role provides technical assistance and supportive patient care across assigned units, serving as a leader/mentor for the team.

Requires completion of a nursing-related program and BLS certification. Responsibilities include taking vitals, venipuncture, EKG, POCT, hygiene and mobility support, feeding, admissions/discharges, patient safety, and collaboration with the healthcare team to ensure quality care.

Qualifications

• High school or equivalent required; completion of an approved Nurse Assistant, Medical Corpsman, EMT, or first-semester nursing program with clinical health assessment concepts.
• Must have documentation of two or more of the following: Emergency Dispatch, POCT site manager, cross-training to HUC duties, Patient Care Assistant trainer, cast placement, high-level disinfection, setup for procedures and diagnostic tests, language assistance, burn care duties, PACS system access.
• BLS certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Take vital signs, height/weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, collect specimens.
• Venipuncture for blood samples and 12-lead EKG.
• Perform and report POCT and assist with patient activities per plan of care.
• Provide personal hygiene care, feeding, mobility assistance, and support for patients with urinary catheters or ostomies.
• Assist with admission, transfer, discharge, and chaperone during examinations or procedures.
• Maintain patient safety, privacy, and infection control; uphold isolation and aseptic procedures.
• Participate in leadership activity at least once per fiscal year.

Education

High school or equivalent

Nurse Assistant program

Medical Corpsman program

EMT program

School of Nursing (first semester with clinical concepts)

BLS

Job description

Patient Care Technician II - League City PACU

High school or equivalent, one year of hospital experience AND completion of one of the following technical programs:

• Completion of a recognized Nurse Assistant program OR
• Completion of Medical Corpsman program OR
• Completion of EMT program 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

Has obtained and provided documentation of completion of 2 or more of the following:

• Emergency Dispatch
• POCT test site manager
• Cross-training to HUC duties
• Patient Care Assistant trainer
• Cast placement
• Perform/ Assist with High-Level Disinfection
• Set up of delivery tables
• Set-up and assistance with minor operating procedures
• Set-up and assistance with area specific diagnostic procedures
• Language assistance
• Burn tub room duties which includes splint applications: mouth spreaders, upper and lower extremities, positioning patients prone, application of pressure wrapping: coban ace wraps, surginet pressure garments, tubigrip/jobst garments, burn dressing preparation and application and assists in application of biobrane/transcyte
• INQN, IDERAD, PACS system resource/user

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications:

Required:

BLS

Job Summary

To provide technical assistance and supportive patient care to meet the needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas and serve as a leader/ mentor for the assigned unit(s).

Job Duties:

• Collects, reports, and documents data. Takes 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, superficial wound care, assists with elimination, and cares for the incontinent patient and the patient with a urinary catheter. Assists or gives cleansing enemas, sitz baths, non-sterile douches, and provides ostomy care.
• Assists with feeding.
• Ambulates, positions, and turns patients and cares for the patient with altered mobility.
• Assists with the admission, transfer, and discharge of the patient.
• Assists the healthcare team by preparing patients and chaperoning during examinations/procedures or assists with other patient treatments.
• Provides for patient safety related to age and condition.
• Assists with patient restraints and maintains 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 health records at all times.
• Provides and maintains a clean, safe environment and performs and/or assists others to perform proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures.
• Maintains patient care areas with appropriate supplies.
• Assists with patient requests for other hospital services.
• Participates in one leadership activity per fiscal year.

Marginal or Periodic Functions

• Video monitoring duties as assigned.
• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.

Performs related duties as required.

Salary Range

Actual salary commensurate with experience.

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.