Patient Care Technician - Lymphoma

Patient Care Technician on the G19 Lymphoma unit at MD Anderson Cancer Center, providing patient care services as assigned by a registered nurse and directly impacting patient comfort and outcome of care.

About the role

The G19 Leukemia/Lymphoma unit is a 48-bed unit within the hematology cohort. Hematology patients are hospitalized for supportive care during active, aggressive high-dose chemotherapy/biotherapy and cellular therapy through a wide range of morbidity-related symptoms, as well as re-hospitalization for treatment side effects. Leukemia care includes diagnosis, induction, consolidation, maintenance chemotherapy, and symptom management, as well as salvage therapies for relapsed disease. Patients with lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and mycosis fungoides are treated with chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic agents, and radiation therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care services as assigned by a registered nurse, impacting patient comfort and outcome of care.
• Acts as a member of a multidisciplinary team that identifies and addresses patient care needs.
• Assists in completion of activities of daily living, mobilization, admit/discharge, and obtaining vital signs.
• Updates and retrieves patient information.
• Ensures patient environment is maintained in a clean, safe, and orderly manner.
• Acts as part of an assigned care team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources.

Qualifications

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification preferred.
• One year of experience in an acute care hospital setting as a Nursing Assistant preferred.

Schedule

Combination of two 12-hour shifts and two 8-hour shifts each week, with rotating weekends and holidays.

• Day/Evening shift: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM, 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
• Evening/Night shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM, 11:00 PM – 7:00 AM.

Pay

Hourly salary range: Minimum $18.27 – Midpoint $22.84 – Maximum $27.40.

Benefits

• Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on the 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.
• Health Savings Account and Dependent Care Reimbursement flexible spending accounts.
• Fertility benefits.
• State of Texas longevity pay.
• Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs, and employee resource groups.