Patient Care Technician II TDCJ Holdover

UTMB Health; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health in Galveston, TX seeks a Patient Care Technician II to provide technical assistance and supportive patient care across assigned units, and to mentor unit staff. Responsibilities include assisting with clinical procedures, setting up diagnostic tasks, and ensuring patient safety through attentive care and teamwork.

Minimum qualifications: high school or equivalent, hospital experience, and completion of Nurse Assistant, Medical Corpsman, EMT program, or enrollment in nursing school

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and one year of hospital experience.
• Completion of Nurse Assistant program, Medical Corpsman program, or EMT program.
• Enrollment in a recognized School of Nursing with the first semester including clinical concepts.
• Documentation of two or more of the listed competencies (e.g., emergency dispatch, high-level disinfection, language assistance).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance and supportive patient care across assigned units.
• Serve as a leader/mentor for the assigned unit staff.
• Assist with unit diagnostics, preparation for procedures, and patient safety measures.

Skills

Mentorship

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Nurse Assistant program

Medical Corpsman program

EMT program

School of Nursing (first semester with clinicals)

Job description

Patient Care Technician II TDCJ Holdover

Galveston, Texas, United States

Patient Care

UTMB Health

Requisition # 2605732

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.