Patient Care Technician II TDCJ Medicine

UTMB Health; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health in Galveston, TX is seeking a Patient Care Technician II in the Medicine service to provide technical assistance and supportive patient care across assigned units.

You will mentor staff, participate in procedures, and help ensure quality patient care while meeting program requirements. A Nurse Assistant, EMT, or Medical Corpsman program (or nursing student in later stage) and BLS are required.

Qualifications

• High school or equivalent required.
• One year of hospital experience required.
• Completion of Nurse Assistant program OR EMT program OR Medical Corpsman program OR enrolled in School of Nursing with foundational clinical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance and supportive patient care.
• Serve as leader/mentor for assigned unit(s).
• Assist with area-specific diagnostic procedures and basic clinical tasks.

Skills

Nurse Assistant program

EMT program

Medical Corpsman program

PACS system

INQN

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

PACS system

INQN

IDERAD

Job description

Patient Care Technician II TDCJ Medicine

Galveston, Texas, United States

Patient Care

UTMB Health

Requisition # 2602945

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.

Compensation