Patient Care Tech (PCT) – Telemetry
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together
Work location: Texas Health Fort Worth - 1301 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Work hours: PRN Nights
· High School Diploma or Equivalent Required
· CNA - Certified Nurses Aide Upon Hire Required Or
· PCT Training Program Upon Hire Required Or
· Other Junior I or higher level Professional Nursing student with proof of completion on nursing fundamentals. Upon Hire Required And
· BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required And
· CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Maintained Annually 90 Days Required
What You Will Do
· Patient Care & Support: Provides assistance according to the plan of care, supports activities of daily living based on patient/family preferences, and serves as a patient advocate.
· Data Collection & Communication: Collects patient data, identifies and reports significant findings to the nurse, and communicates per department expectations including ethical and legal concerns.
· Admission, Transfer & Discharge: Assists in patient transitions and ensures documentation is accurate and appropriate throughout the process.
· Technical Skills & Safety: Performs procedures safely and proficiently, enters orders when applicable, and takes action to reduce or eliminate patient risk while maintaining a clean and safe environment.
· Collaboration & Cultural Sensitivity: Works in partnership with nurses and other disciplines to adapt care for diverse populations, incorporating cultural and religious needs.
· Teamwork & Flexibility: Demonstrates adaptability to changing schedules or workloads, welcomes new team members, and uses interpersonal skills to foster a supportive work environment.
· Professional Development & Improvement: Maintains and enhances care skills, seeks supervision when needed, participates in process improvement, and adheres to National Patient Safety Goals and personnel policies.
Texas Health Fort Worth is an 851-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital that has served Fort Worth and surrounding Tarrant County communities since 1930.
We offer advanced care in cardiovascular services, high-risk obstetrics, gynecology, neurosciences, orthopedics, and emergency medicine. Our hospital also features certified programs in Advanced Hip and Knee Replacement, Brain Tumor Treatment, Comprehensive Spine Program, and Advanced Palliative Care. We are also home to a kidney transplant program that underscores our high-acuity capabilities, and we support Graduate Medical Education (GME) to help train the next generation of physicians.
Texas Health Fort Worth is Joint Commission-certified as a Comprehensive Cardiac Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and a Level I Trauma Center. We are also a designated Magnet hospital and recognized as the Best Place to Have a Baby in Tarrant County. Texas Health Fort Worth continues to be a top choice in North Texas for emergency services, women's health, cardiac care, and more.
If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!
Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.
Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org
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Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is proud to serve the growing areas of Rockwall County, Kaufman County, Hunt County, eastern Dallas County, southern Collin County and outlying areas. Our commitment is to provide not only safe, high quality care but to combine that with compassion, understanding and personal attention. This commitment has garnered us many local and national awards, including recognition as a CMS 5 Star hospital awarded to just 10% of those hospital surveyed nationally!
Located on 33 acres in Rockwall just south of interstate 30, Texas Health Rockwall offers 60 inpatient beds for acute medical and surgical needs. The hospital continues to grow and visiting campus today you will find a Women's Imaging and Breast Center, a bariatric clinic, an ambulatory surgery center and a variety of physician practices all dedicated to our evolving community health needs. You will see that our long awaited expansion is well underway! This expansion, focused on a healthy future in this high growth area of North Texas, will double the size of our hospital adding more patient beds, a Level 2 NICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and expanding other departments including Labor & Delivery, OR and the emergency room.
What makes us different? Simply put, it is how we approach caring for you. From the focus on safety to the personal attention we provide, our patients should feel right at home at Texas Health Rockwall. As Cindy Perrin, hospital president says, "The difference is found in the heart of our facility – our staff and physicians - and in the way we love, respect and care about our community and each other. We treat our hospital like our home, treat each other like family, and treat our patients like neighbors. It's just who we are!
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is a joint venture owned by Texas Health Resources and physicians dedicated to the community and meets the definition under federal law of physician-owned hospital.