What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Tech / PCT Med Surg position at UT Health East Texas?
Overview
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Join our team as a variable shift, PRN, Medical Surgical Patient Care Tech (PCT) in Carthage, TX.
Why Join Us?
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with 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:
- UT Health Carthage boasts 23 private patient rooms featuring a 24-hour emergency department, designated as a Level IV trauma center with advanced diagnostic technology, a cardiac rehabilitation program, a GI lab, outpatient clinics and a sleep lab.
Learn About a Day in the Life of a PCT:
Responsibilities
- Work under limited supervision of nursing and medical staff and with full proficiency to perform duties
- Assist 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 collects 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 participates in performance improvement activities to enhance and maintain personal and department qualifications and standards of performance.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.
- Completion of approved CNA or PCT certification required, or may be in senior year of nursing school with less than one semester to complete the nursing program.
Preferred Job Requirements:
- Five (5) years' experience in acute or long-term care.
- Demonstrated proficiency in phlebotomy.