Patient Care Tech HUC Nights PGA Parkway

About the Role

The Patient Care Technician - Health Unit Coordinator performs various clerical and patient care duties for the department under the direct supervision of the licensed nurse.

Opportunities available in:

• ICU
• Med Surg
• Float Pool
• Women’s Services

Location: Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Frisco at PGA Parkway, Frisco, TX

Shift: Full time nights, three 12-hour shifts per week with rotating weekends.

Key Responsibilities

• Collects and records patient data, reporting information and observations to nursing personnel in a timely fashion.
• Obtains and records patient vital signs, height, weight, nutritional intake and output and performs blood glucose monitoring.
• Performs routine urinary catheter care.
• Collects and transports specimens, including urine, stool and sputum.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (e.g., personal hygiene, dressing, eating, maintaining continence and turning/transferring/ambulation) and changing linen.
• Answers and responds to patient call lights and requests in a timely manner.
• May be assigned as a sitter for patients needing constant observation.
• Completes and maintains unit and patient records, files, forms and documents related to work area management and patient care.
• Maintains clean and organized work area of records, files, forms, and reference documents.
• Checks, updates and maintains facility boards, pneumatic tube system and telemetry box reconciliation.
• Prepares reports, purchase orders, projects, memos and letters using computer programs.
• Greets visitors and assists them as needed.
• Answers telephones and contacts professional and non-professional nursing personnel and medical staff.
• Tracks call light response time for the unit.
• Assigns phone and location devices to appropriate staff.
• Performs work area support duties as directed by the nurse or physician.
• Runs errands, picks up supplies and transports patients.
• Maintains inventory, requisitions and stocks work area supplies and equipment.
• May assist with non-medical patient care support duties, such as making coffee, transporting patients, and distributing ice, water and blankets.
• Cleans patient bedside units and nursing areas not included in general housekeeping, and cleans equipment properly.
• Attends in-services, unit meetings and conferences.

Key Success Factors

• Good communications skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality regarding patients.
• Must have the ability to relate professionally and positively and work cooperatively with patients, families, and other employees at all levels.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.
• Uses computer programs for preparing reports, purchase orders, projects, memos and letters.
• Operates telemetry box.
• Uses pagers, beepers and cell phones.

Qualifications

• EDUCATION: H.S. Diploma/GED Equivalent
• EXPERIENCE: Less than 1 Year of Experience
• CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION: Basic Life Support (BLS)