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Hillcrest Healthcare System

Patient Care Technician / PCT Med Surg - Competitive Pay

Hillcrest Healthcare System, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74145


Overview

Join our team as a PRN, Medical Surgical Patient Care Technician (PCT) in Tulsa, OK.Fulfilling your purpose begins here:People First, Always. Here’s how we take care of our people:Competitive salaries, support teams and growth opportunities.Your team is bigger than your department:Hillcrest Medical Center is a 656-bed hospital that includes The Alexander Burn Center, The Peggy V. Helmerich Women’s Health Center, Kaiser Rehabilitation Center, the latest technology for the treatment of cancer, and the Oklahoma Heart Institute.We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.Responsibilities

Works under limited supervision of nursing and medical staff and with full proficiency to perform all duties of a PCT 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 diploma or GED

Basic Life Support

Competent to perform in at least two general areas of practice (cross trained and cross competent to cover more than one hospital service, role, or function).

Completion of approved CNA, PCT or paramedic certification or may be senior nursing student with less than one semester to complete in nursing program.Preferred Job Requirements:Demonstrated proficiency in phlebotomy

Minimum of five years of experience in acute or long-term care preferred.