Medical Assistant/Patient Care Tech | Pre-Admission Testing - United Surgical Partners International
Dallas, TX
About the Job
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Uptown is searching to hire a Patient Care Technician in our Pre-Admission Testing department. Schedule is Monday - Friday, 8 hour days.
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.
- Current certification in BLS
- Experience as a Medical Assistant in a doctor's office is preferred
- Strong background in medical terminology
- Excellent communication skills
- Good Organization habits
- Phlebotomy certification preferred
- Ability to adapt to change quickly, strong knowledge base relative to surgery procedures and management of the surgical patient
- Perform EKGs with competency on file.
- Obtain Vital Signs with competency on file.
