Patient Care Technician I Med Surg TDCJ

University of Texas Medical Branch

  • Galveston, TX
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 27 days ago
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 & EXPERIENCEMinimum 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 CERTIFICATIONSRequired:
  • BLS
Equal Employment OpportunityUTMB 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 VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.Compensation

University of Texas Medical Branch