Patient Care Technician (
“We’re looPCT) Full Time Nights – Medical PCUking for a qualified Patient Care Technician like you to join our department”!
- Work location: Texas Health Fort Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
- Work environment: Medical PCU
- Work hours: Full-time, Day Shift
Department highlights:
- 28-bed Medical PCU, Nurse: Patient ratio 1:3
- Silver Beacon unit that provides an intermediate level of care to a wide variety of cardiac-medical patients
- MAGNET facility
- Level I Trauma Center
- Primary Heart Attack Center PHAC
- The department prides itself in high performing staff with excellent critical thinking skills
- Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth
- Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team”.
Here’s What You Need
· High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)
· Current TX CNA or PCT training with NHA, NAHP or NCCT or an accredited community college program or a THR approved program or
· Current EMT for TX or
· Military experience with medical training equivalent (Equivalent to EMT-B) or
· 1 year of applicable PCT experience in lieu of an active and approved certification or
· Nursing student who has completed fundamentals or foreign nurse degree program.
· BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
· CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training within 60 days of hire required.
What You Will Do
Provides assistance to patient according to plan of care.
• Collects patient data, identifies and reports significant findings to nurse.
• Assists in admission/transfer/discharge.
• Provides and Revises patient activities of daily living based on patient/family preferences.
• Performs technical procedures safely and proficiently.
• Takes action to reduce or eliminate patient risk.
• Enters orders into computer or manual system if applicable.
• Documents accurately and appropriately.
• In collaboration/consultation with the nurse, adapts care to reflect patient population.
• In collaboration/consultation with nurse, incorporates cultural/religious needs and beliefs into delivery of care.
• Keeps patient environment clean and maintains safe environment.
• Anticipates patient/family and visitor needs and takes action to meet those needs and rounds as appropriate
Additional perks of being a Texas Health PCT:
· Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
· Delivery of high quality of patient care through education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
· Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
· A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
· Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits, Job Listings by Category, recent Awards we’ve won and more.
Location: Fort Worth, TX US
Job ID: 24010411
Area of Interest: PCT
Job Type: Full-time
Facility: Texas Health Fort Worth 1301 Pennsylvania Ave TX 76104