What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Technician / PCT Intermediate Care position at UT Health Tyler?
Overview
Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Intermediate Care (IMC) Patient Care Tech (PCT) in Tyler, TX.
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:
- UT Health Tyler, the flagship hospital of the system, has 502 licensed beds specializing in advanced acute care medicine. Our hospital includes a 24-hour ER with Level 1 trauma center, a comprehensive stroke center, more than 500 physicians and a full complement of subspecialty groups.
Learn About a Day in the Life of a PCT:
Responsibilities
- Works under limited supervision of nursing and medical staff and with full proficiency to perform all
- duties of a PCT II, which include assisting patients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, and other ADLs.
- Observes patients’ progress to prepare and disseminate reports to 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, assist 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 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 or GED.
- Have a BLS certification within 30 days of hire or transfer into position.
- Maintain active certification with in the State of Texas
Preferred Job Requirements:
- 5 years' experience in acute or long-term care.
- Completion of approved CNA, PCT, or paramedic (EMT-P) certification which includes BLS, or currently enrolled in nursing school.
- Demonstrated proficiency in phlebotomy.
