Patient Care Technician II TDCJ JSA South Part-Time

UTMB Health; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health in Galveston, TX seeks a Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Aide to provide technical assistance and supportive patient care across units. You will mentor teammates and help maintain smooth daily operations in a busy hospital setting.

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, completion of a CNA/EMT/Medical Corpsman program (or nursing school with clinical basics), and BLS certification. Eligibility for two or more listed programs is also considered.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Completion of one recognized technical program (CNA, EMT, or Medical Corpsman).
• Enrollment in nursing school with clinical basics is acceptable after first semester.
• Documentation of two or more listed programs is acceptable.
• BLS certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance and supportive patient care in assigned areas.
• Serve as a leader/mentor for the assigned unit.
• Assist with high-level disinfection and set up of delivery tables.
• Assist with minor operating procedures and area-specific diagnostics as needed.
• Provide language assistance and coordinate patient care as required.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Hospital environment familiarity

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Nurse Assistant program

Medical Corpsman program

EMT program

Enrolled in nursing school (first semester completed)

Two or more of listed programs (Emergency Dispatch; POCT manager; HUC cross-training; etc.)

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.