What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Tech / PCT ICU position at Hillcrest Healthcare System?
Join our team as a night shift, full-time, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patient Care Tech (PCT) in Tulsa, OK.
Why Join Us?
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
Get to Know Your Team:
- Hillcrest Medical Center is a 656-bed hospital that includes The Alexander Burn Center, The Peggy V. Helmerich Women’s Health Center, Kaiser Rehabilitation Center, the latest technology for the treatment of cancer, and the Oklahoma Heart Institute.
Learn About a Day in the Life of a PCT:
- Work under limited supervision of nursing and medical staff and with full proficiency to perform duties, which include assisting patients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, and other ADLs
- Observe patients’ progress to prepare and disseminate reports to Registered Nurse or other medical staff
- Obtain and record patients' vital signs and collect specimens for lab tests
- Provide basic patient transport and housekeeping duties
- Measure and record patients' intake and output and other measurements in accordance with unit routines, assist patients with range of motion, and draw blood.
- Assist in providing treatments to patients, perform technical procedures such as feeding tube and catheter administration, suture/staple removal, splinting of extremities, and perform ECGs as ordered
- Coordinate daily activities for assigned unit to include general clerical and administrative support and participate in performance improvement activities to enhance and maintain personal and department qualifications and standards of performance
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Completion of approved CNA, PCT or paramedic certification or may be senior nursing student with less than one semester to complete in nursing program
- Competent to perform in at least two general areas of practice (cross trained and cross competent to cover more than one hospital service, role, or function)
- BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.
Preferred Job Requirements
- Minimum of five years of experience in acute or long-term care
- Demonstrated proficiency in phlebotomy