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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Patient Care Tech

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 6
Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Must have a good understanding of the basic concepts of safe, supportive, nurturing, and therapeutic human interactions.
  • Must have good verbal and written skills and be able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
  • Must be able to rotate to other programs as necessary.
  • Must be able to maintain confidentiality of patient information.
  • Must be able to learn the basic understanding of the program and philosophy and interpret and implement patient care.
  • Must demonstrate leadership by training new employees.
  • Must effectively interact with patients, peers, and families.
  • Must be able to follow the behavior program.
  • Must be competent to supervise therapeutic and recreational activities.
  • Must understand and practice effective motivational techniques.
  • Must be able to maintain required attendance.
  • Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Must have a current driver's license or state-issued identification.
  • Must have current CPR certification.
  • Must be able to sustain physical activity throughout a scheduled shift of eight hours or more daily, including standing, walking, and kneeling while working with patients.
  • Must have a full range of body motion, including the ability to physically restrain patients individually or as part of a team according to policy.
  • Must be able to perform CPR.
  • Must have the emotional stability, hearing, and vision necessary to perform essential job functions.
  • Must be able to lift, carry, and lower 50 pounds without assistance.
  • Must be able to push patients in wheelchairs up and down hills and pursue running patients.
  • Must be able to transfer patients to and from beds, toilets, automobiles, and wheelchairs.
  • Must be able to verbally communicate to de-escalate a crisis situation.
  • Must be able to accurately convey patient behavior and status verbally and in writing.
  • Must be able to visually observe patient behavior and act to protect self and others from aggressive patients or accidents.
  • Must be able to write legibly and grammatically to convey patient behavior and information in the chart.
  • Must assist with patient hygiene, from prompting to total care, including bathing, diapering, and dressing.
  • Must eat with and feed patients following diet orders and the speech therapy program.
  • Must attend work regularly, on time, and as scheduled according to facility policies.
  • Must be flexible and mature when dealing with changing priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the direct care and management of patients with medical issues as directed by the treatment team.
  • Assist therapists and teachers with patients to provide therapeutic or educational activities.
  • Provide hands-on physical care, supervision, crisis intervention, behavior management, and behavior modification as directed by the individual treatment plan and unit program guidelines.
  • Take and document vital signs, weights, and heights.
  • Assist with unit programming to carry over therapy issues, leisure activities, and activities of daily living within patients' functional abilities and with consideration for their growth and development.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree or college coursework in health care, mental health, recreational therapy, education, or human growth and development is preferred.
  • One year of experience as a nurse's aide, mental health aide, psychiatric aide, or equivalent in a rehabilitation facility or similar setting is preferred.

About the Company

Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Universal Health Services operates a network of acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and ambulatory centers across the United States. It generates its services by acquiring and managing healthcare facilities, then integrating them under centralized operating practices to deliver patient care. The company’s offering is the management and provision of hospital and behavioral health services, with a focus on standardized clinical operations, economies of scale, and nationwide coverage. What sets UHS apart is its long history of growth through acquisitions, its size and scale in both acute and behavioral health markets, and its ability to integrate new facilities while maintaining consistent care quality. Its goal is to provide high-quality healthcare across a broad network, improve patient outcomes, and sustain long-term value for shareholders by expanding access and efficiency in hospital and behavioral health services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Founded
1978

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