Patient Care Technician - General Internal Medicine

Patient Care Technician - General Internal Medicine - 7a - 7p

The General Internal Medicine unit is a 25-bed medical oncology unit providing care to adult and geriatric patients ranging in age from 18 – 95. Four monitored beds are designated for melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, sarcoma, cervical, ovarian, thoracic and pancreatic cancer patients receiving high-dose bolus interleukin-2 and/or targeted cellular therapy requiring cardiac monitoring. Primary populations treated include\: melanoma, sarcoma and GI patients receiving complex chemotherapeutic and bio-immunotherapeutic regimens and all solid tumor cancer patients receiving immune effector cell therapy.

The Ideal candidate has a high school diploma or equivalent and preferably one year of healthcare experience. They work well on a care team, assisting with patient activities, vital signs, and maintaining a safe environment while ensuring accurate patient information updates.

Working Hours\: The working hours for this role will be 7a-7p. It will be 3 days a week at 12hrs a day.

At MD Anderson, we offer careers built on care, growth, and balance. Our employees enjoy a benefits package designed to support every stage of life, starting on day one.

• Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week
• Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage
• Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals
• Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service
• Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans
• Employer paid life, AD&D and an illness-related reduced salary pay program
• Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups

Essential Job Functions\:

• Acts as a member of a multidisciplinary team to identify and address patient care needs
• Assists with activities of daily living, patient mobilization, admissions/discharges, and obtaining vital signs
• Updates and retrieves patient information accurately
• Maintains a clean, safe, and orderly patient environment
• Functions as part of an assigned care team
  
  

Other duties as assigned.