Patient Care Tech​/PCT MedSurg

Overview

Join our team as a rotating shift, PRN, Med Surg - 3 South Patient Care Tech (PCT) in Tyler, TX.

• 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.

• UT Health Tyler is the flagship hospital of the system, serving hundreds of thousands annually. Specializing in advanced acute care medicine, our Midtown location boasts a Level 1 trauma center and comprehensive stroke center, the region’s only EMCO program, and a Level III NICU. Our medical staff includes more than 500 physicians and a full complement of subspecialty groups.

• Works under the limited supervision of nursing and medical staff and with full proficiency to perform all duties of a PCT, which include assisting patients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, and other ADLs.
• Observes patients’ progress to prepare and disseminate reports to the Registered Nurse or other medical staff.
• Obtains and records patients' vital signs and collects specimens for lab tests.
• Provides basic patient transport and housekeeping duties.
• Measures and records patients' intake and output and other measurements in accordance with unit routines, assists patients with range of motion, and draws blood.
• Additionally, assists in providing treatments to patients, performs technical procedures such as feeding tube and catheter administration, suture/staple removal, splinting of extremities, and performs ECGs as ordered.
• Coordinates daily activities for the 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.

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Must maintain active certification within the State of Texas.
• 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, or may be in the senior year of nursing school with less than one semester to complete the nursing program.

Preferred

Job Requirements:

• 5 years' experience in acute or long-term care.
• Demonstrated proficiency in phlebotomy.
• 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).