What are the responsibilities and job description for the HCSS Patient Care Tech II position at UTMB Health?
HCSS Patient Care Tech II
Galveston, Texas, United States
Patient Care
HealthCare System Staffing
Requisition # 2404612
JOB SUMMARY : To provide technical assistance and supportive patient care to meetthe needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas.
MAJOR DUTIES / CRITICAL TASKS :
- Collects, reports, and documents data. Takes vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collects specimens.
- Obtains blood samples by venipuncture.
- Acquires 12 lead EKG.
- Performs and reports POCT.
- Assists with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse / designee as indicated by the patient’s plan of care.
- Provides for patients’ personal hygiene. Bathes patients, performs oral suctioning, superficial wound care, assists with elimination, and cares for the incontinent patient and the patient with a urinary catheter. Assists or gives cleansing enemas, sitz baths, non-sterile douches, and provides ostomy care.
- Assists with feeding.
- Ambulates, positions, and turns patients and cares for the patient with altered mobility.
- Assists with the admission, transfer, and discharge of the patient.
- Assists the healthcare team by preparing patients and chaperoning during examinations / procedures or assists with other patient treatments.
- Provides for patient safety related to age and condition.
- Assists with patient restraints and maintains patient-specific safety precautions.
- Collects, reports, and documents data related to patient needs / emergencies and unusual patient and family behavior.
- Cares for the patient from a correctional environment
- Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality of information and health records at all times.
- Provides and maintains a clean, safe environment and performs and / or assists others to perform proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures.
- Maintains patient care areas with appropriate supplies.
- Assists with patient requests for other hospital services.
Marginal or Periodic Functions :
KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES :
REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE :
o Completion of a recognized Nurse Assistant (CNA) program with current / active certification through the Texas Department of Health and Human Services OR
o Completion of Medical Corpsman program OR
o Completion of EMT program with a current EMT license
WORKING ENVIRONMENT / EQUIPMENT :
Standard Hospital Environment. Uses standard patient care supplies, equipment and mechanical devices.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORKING CONDITIONS :
Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimums require the prior approval of the Vice President for Human Resources. UTMB HealthCare Systems Staffing (HCSS) is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code.
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