Patient Care Tech (PCT) / Palliative Care Fulltime Nights
π Role Overview & Responsibilities
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Patient Care Tech (PCT) / Palliative Care
Are you looking for a rewarding career with family-friendly hours and top-notch benefits? Weβre looking for qualified Patient Care Technicians like you to join our Texas Health family.
Position Highlights
Work location: Texas Health Fort Worth 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Worth, TX 76104Work environment: Palliative CareWork hours: Full-Time Nights 36 hours per week, 7:00 pm - 7:00 am with rotating weekends and holidays.
Unit Description
Supportive & Palliative Care is a 16-bed med-surg telemetry unit that provides comprehensive, supportive care by an interdisciplinary team for patients with life-limiting or life-threatening illness. The overarching goal of palliative care alters the focus of care to alleviate suffering and promote an increased quality of life. This provides the fundamental clinical goal of the Supportive & Palliative Care Unit, which is to relieve suffering and improve quality of life for patients with advanced illness and their families, regardless of the stage of the disease or the need for other therapies. Therapy goals include curative, restorative, life prolonging, and comfort measures. Additionally, the Supportive and Palliative Care unit provides specialized care for the cystic fibrosis population. The Supportive & Palliative Care unit ensures excellent standard of care through participation in nationally achieved and recognized certifications for both palliative and cystic fibrosis.
Education
H.S. Diploma or Equivalent Req
Experience
No experience required
Licenses and Certifications
PCT Training Program TX CNA, NHA, NAHP, NCCT, accredited community college program or a THR approved program. Not required to maintain certification when applicable after hire. Upon Hire Req Or
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician Military experience with medical training equivalent (Equivalent to EMT-B) Upon Hire Req Or
Other Nursing student who has completed fundamentals or foreign nurse degree program Upon Hire Req Or
Other 1 year of applicable experience in lieu of an active and approved certification. Upon Hire Req And
BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Req And
CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Maintained Annually 90 Days Req
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