Patient Care Technician Full-Time Nights
4 days ago
Fort Worth
Job Summary \n Location/Facility Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth \n Specialty/Department/Practice: Multiple Units \n Shift/Schedule Full time nights, three 12-hour shifts per week with rotating weekends \n \n About Us \n Here at Baylor Scott & White Health we promote the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities. Baylor Scott and White is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers you to live well. \n Our Core Values are: \n\n • We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful heart.\n, • We never settle by constantly striving for better.\n, • We are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve.\n, • Eligibility on day 1 for all benefits\n, • Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match, up to 5%\n, • Debt-free tuition assistance, offering access to many no-cost and low-cost degrees, certificates and more\n, • Collects and records patient data, reporting information to nursing team members promptly. Obtains and records patient vital signs, height, weight, nutritional intake, and output. Performs blood glucose monitoring using finger-stick blood samples, test strips, and portable meters. Performs routine urinary catheter care. Collects and transports specimens, including urine, stool, and sputum, as requested.\n, • Helps patients with daily activities like hygiene, dressing, eating, and moving. Changes linen as needed. Answers patient call lights and requests quickly. May be assigned as a sitter for patients needing constant observation.\n, • Completes and maintains unit and patient records, files, forms, and documents. This includes admissions, surgeries, transfers, discharges, medical records, and physician call lists. Maintains a clean and organized work area for records, files, forms, and reference documents. Checks, updates, and maintains facility boards, pneumatic tube systems, and telemetry box reconciliation. Follows departmental policy, procedures, and guidelines.\n, • Prepares reports, purchase orders, projects, memos and letters using computer programs.\n, • Greets visitors and helps them as needed. Answers telephones and contacts the nursing team and medical staff using pagers, beepers, and cell phones. Tracks call light response time for the unit. Assigns phone and location devices to appropriate staff.\n, • Perform work area help duties as directed by the nurse or physician. Runs errands, picks up supplies and transports patients.\n, • Maintains inventory, requisitions and stocks work area supplies and equipment.\n, • May help with non-medical patient care duties, such as making coffee, transporting patients, and distributing ice, water and blankets.\n, • Clean patient bedside units and nursing areas not covered by general housekeeping. Clean equipment properly and distribute based on patient needs.\n, • Good communication skills, both verbally and in writing.\n, • Must be able to maintain confidentiality about patients.\n QUALIFICATIONS • EDUCATION - H.S. Diploma/GED Equivalent, • Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.