Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Uptown is searching to hire a Patient Care Technician.

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Uptown is a joint venture surgical hospital between Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH), United Surgical Partners International (USPI), and local physicians. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Uptown provides a wide range of medical and surgical services for to the greater North Texas area across 8 ORs, 24 private Inpatient rooms, a full-service ED. The hospital specializes in both inpatient and outpatient procedures in Orthopedics, Joint Replacement, Spine, General, Bariatrics, Surgical Oncology, ENT, Reconstructive Surgery, and other surgical specialties.

Job Summary:

The patient care assistant assist in activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care to patients and assist in maintenance of a safe and clean environment under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse in charge of the team and/or unit. 

·Performs Phlebotomy

·Performs EKG per doctor’s orders.

·Obtains vital signs and documents.

·Stocks units with supplies

·Cleans and turns over bays/rooms

·Assist patients with ambulation

·Assist in placing patients in rooms/bays.

·Assist nursing staff.

·Assist in registration of Pre-Admission patients

·Strong clerical and clinical background. 

• Strong time management skills.

Benefits:
Our competitive salary and benefits package includes medical and dental insurance, 401(k), paid time off and life insurance.

·High School graduate or higher.

·Previous clinical experience strongly preferred.

·Current certification in BLS

·Excellent communication skills

·Good Organization habits

·Excellent self pace/motivation

·CNA preferred

·Phlebotomy certification preferred

·Ability to adapt to change quickly, strong knowledge base relative to surgery procedures and management of the surgical patient

·Basic knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement

·Perform EKGs with competency on file.

·Obtain Vital Signs with competency on file.