Patient Care Technician II TDCJ Holdover

UTMB Health; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health seeks a dedicated individual to provide technical assistance and supportive patient care across assigned areas. You will be a leader and mentor for the unit, coordinating nursing support and ensuring patient safety.

Qualifications include high school diploma and one of the listed programs (Nurse Assistant, EMT, or nursing school with clinical concepts). A background in hospital settings is preferred, with ability to handle multiple tasks and collaborate with team members.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications include: high school or equivalent plus one of several technical programs.
• Programs listed: Nurse Assistant, Medical Corpsman, EMT, or enrolled in nursing school with early clinical health assessment.
• Candidate may have 2+ of the listed items (e.g., Emergency Dispatch, POCT site manager, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance and supportive patient care.
• Serve as a leader/mentor for the assigned unit.
• Perform/assist with unit procedures as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Patient care

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Nurse Assistant program

EMT program

School of Nursing – first semester with clinical concepts

2+ of the listed programs/certifications

Tools

PACS system

Job description

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).

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Minimum Qualifications:

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
• Perform Unit Audits- 1 per month per unit/ department manager
• 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

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.