This position provides basic technical assistance and supportive patient care to patients in a medical/surgical unit. As a Patient Care Technician I, you will work on the day shift in a hospital setting, supporting the nursing team and assisting patients with activities of daily living, personal hygiene, mobility, and basic clinical tasks under the direction of the charge nurse.
Responsibilities
- Collect, report, and document vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, and pulse oximetry
- Collect specimens and obtain blood samples by venipuncture
- Acquire 12-lead EKGs
- Perform and report point-of-care testing (POCT)
- Assist patients with activities of daily living as assigned by the charge nurse, including bathing, oral suctioning, and superficial wound care
- Assist with chronic wound care and provide skincare for patients with TED hose, sequential compression devices, casts, and skeletal pins
- Assist with patient elimination, care for incontinent patients, manage urinary catheters, assist with cleansing enemas and sitz baths, and provide ostomy care
- Assist with patient feeding
- Ambulate, position, and turn patients; provide care for patients with altered mobility
- Assist with patient safety measures appropriate to age and condition
- Assist with patient restraints and patient-specific safety precautions
- Collect, report, and document data related to patient needs, emergencies, and unusual patient or family behavior
- Provide care for patients from a correctional environment
- Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality at all times
- Maintain a clean, safe environment and perform or assist with proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures
- Maintain patient care areas with appropriate supplies
- Assist with patient requests for other hospital services
- Perform video monitoring duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Completion of one of the following: recognized Nurse Assistant program, Medical Assistant program, Medical Corpsman program, EMT program, or UTMB Hospital Aide Training Program; OR two years of experience in a direct patient care environment; OR current certification as MA, PCT, or CNA; OR enrollment in a recognized School of Nursing with completion of the first semester containing clinical concepts and health assessment or equivalent
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
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