Patient Care Technician - Full Time - Night - Ortho/Surgical

Dallas, Texas

In this highly technical, fast-paced, and challenging position, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide the very best care for our patients.

Posted Sep 28

Pay: Not posted
Shift and hours: Night · 7A-7P · Days of week vary · 12X3 Night Patient Care Technician - Full Time - Night - Ortho/Surgical Hours of Work : 7A-7P Days Of Week : VARIES Work Shift : 12X3 Night (United States of America)3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Ortho/Surgical · Hospital Patient Care Technician - Full Time - Night - Ortho/Surgical
Term: Permanent Patient Care Technician - Full Time - Night - Ortho/SurgicalFull Time

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Certification: Graduate from a certified nursing assistant program or certified medical assistant program, or equivalent Graduate from a certified nursing assistant program or certified medical assistant program
Certification: American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support card American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support card required
Education: Nursing student who documents completion of the first semester of the nursing program Or nursing student who documents completion of the first semester of the nursing program
Education: Foreign nursing graduate not currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the U.S. Or foreign nursing graduate not currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the U.S.
Education: High school diploma, GED or equivalent work experience High school diploma, GED or equivalent work experience.
Experience: 1 year experience as a nursing assistant in a comparable healthcare facility Or 1 year experience as a nursing assistant in a comparable healthcare facility
Also asks: Documented military experience as a medic/corpsman Or documented military experience as a medic/corpsman

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Day to day: assist with patient care and support services for patients, nursing unit, and staff The Patient Care Technician professional assists with patient care to provide support services to the patient, nursing unit, and professional staff.
Day to day: communicate clearly and openly Communicate clearly and openly
Day to day: build relationships to promote a collaborative environment Build relationships to promote a collaborative environment
Day to day: be accountable for performance Be accountable for your performance
Day to day: look for ways to improve the patient experience Always look for ways to improve the patient experience
Day to day: take initiative for professional growth Take initiative for your professional growth
Day to day: engage and build a winning team Be engaged and eager to build a winning team
Details: 314-bed acute care teaching hospital

The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026 · ANCC.

Methodist Health System

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Hospital: Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Address: 3500 W WHEATLAND ROAD, DALLAS, TX, 75237
CMS rating: 3 of 5 stars
Beds: 284
Magnet: Designated since 2021

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Hours of work: 7a-7p
Days of week: Varies
Work shift: 12X3 Night (United States of America)

Your Job:In this highly technical, fast-paced, and challenging position, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide the very best care for our patients. The Patient Care Technician professional assists with patient care to provide support services to the patient, nursing unit, and professional staff. Your Job

Requirements

Graduate from a certified nursing assistant program or certified medical assistant program• Or 1 year experience as a nursing assistant in a comparable healthcare facility• Or nursing student who documents completion of the first semester of the nursing program• Or documented military experience as a medic/corpsman• Or foreign nursing graduate not currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the U. S.• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support card required• High school diploma, GED or equivalent work experience. Your Job

Responsibilities

Communicate clearly and openly• Build relationships to promote a collaborative environment• Be accountable for your performance• Always look for ways to improve the patient experience• Take initiative for your professional growth• Be engaged and eager to build a winning team

Methodist Southwest Medical Center, previously known as Methodist Charlton Medical Center, is a 314-bed, full-service, acute care teaching hospital that serves Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Lancaster, and Glen Heights in southwestern Dallas County. In addition to the new 40,000-square-foot expansion of the emergency department, we offer a newly renovated intensive care unit, labor and delivery unit, and interventional radiology suite; a Level III Trauma Center, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the Dr. Stephen and Marilyn Mansfield Oncology Unit. We have been recognized for excellence in cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology, open heart surgery, and STEMI care, stroke care, hip and knee joint replacement, women and children’s services, and more.

We strive to have a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcomes the skills and talents of all groups.

Our reputation as an award-winning employer shows in the distinctions we’ve earned:

Magnet®-designated hospital

Get With The Guidelines® Gold and Gold Plus awards from the American Heart Association

Great Place to Work Certified 2026-2027

Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work; Best Places to Work in Healthcare, Biotech & Pharma; and Best-Led Companies 2025 & 2026

TIME’s Best Companies for Future Leaders 2025 & 2026

Newsweek’s America’s Most Admired Workplaces 2026

Fortune Best Workplaces in Texas 2026

Military Friendly Gold Employer 2025

What's around it?

In Dallas, TX

Dallas, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% above the US average

Median rent: $1,472/mo
Household income: $70,518/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Dallas, TX

NeighborhoodsNurses concentrating near work most often land in the Medical District and Love Field area, home to UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health: quieter than Uptown, with DART at Inwood/Love Field Station, Inwood Village dining and shopping, and Inwood Station Apartments offering Fairfield’s Essential Living reduced rents for qualifying nurses, teachers, and first responders. Young professionals pack walkable Uptown just north of Downtown—luxury apartments, McKinney Avenue restaurants and nightlife, the Katy Trail, and the free McKinney Avenue Trolley—at the high end of Dallas rents. Inclusive, central Oak Lawn and transit-rich Main Street District sit in the same urban belt. More affordable in-city texture includes family-oriented Lake Highlands, Lakewood beside White Rock Lake, historic artsy Winnetka Heights, Bishop Arts and Oak Cliff, Lower Greenville, West Village, Stevens Park Village, and Bryan Place. For a still-tolerable Dallas commute, locals repeatedly name Plano (including Legacy West), Richardson, Coppell, Flower Mound, Frisco, University Park, Murphy, Colleyville, Bedford, and Argyle.

Nurses concentrating near work most often land in the Medical District and Love Field area, home to UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health: quieter than Uptown, with DART at Inwood/Love Field Station, Inwood Village dining and shopping, and Inwood Station Apartments offering Fairfield’s Essential Living reduced rents for qualifying nurses, teachers, and first responders. Young professionals pack walkable Uptown just north of Downtown—luxury apartments, McKinney Avenue restaurants and nightlife, the Katy Trail, and the free McKinney Avenue Trolley—at the high end of Dallas rents.

Inclusive, central Oak Lawn and transit-rich Main Street District sit in the same urban belt. More affordable in-city texture includes family-oriented Lake Highlands, Lakewood beside White Rock Lake, historic artsy Winnetka Heights, Bishop Arts and Oak Cliff, Lower Greenville, West Village, Stevens Park Village, and Bryan Place.

For a still-tolerable Dallas commute, locals repeatedly name Plano (including Legacy West), Richardson, Coppell, Flower Mound, Frisco, University Park, Murphy, Colleyville, Bedford, and Argyle.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: fairfieldresidential.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: niche.com Source 6: extraspace.com Source 7: facebook.com

Getting aroundThe Medical District is the practical hospital commute: UT Southwestern and Parkland campuses, DART’s Inwood/Love Field Station for rail across Dallas, Love Field Airport next door, and Inwood Station marketed specifically to healthcare schedules and frequent flyers. Uptown adds the free McKinney Avenue Trolley, DART, and the Katy Trail; Oak Lawn is called central for commuters and Main Street District walkable and transit-rich. Outside those pockets, sources are blunt that Dallas is car-dependent sprawl—you will likely need a car, traffic congestion is a leading complaint, and parking and drive times swing with how far north or west you live. Richardson and Plano are the Reddit shorthand for a suburb that stays close enough for a tolerable Dallas commute; Bedford is described as halfway in the metro.

The Medical District is the practical hospital commute: UT Southwestern and Parkland campuses, DART’s Inwood/Love Field Station for rail across Dallas, Love Field Airport next door, and Inwood Station marketed specifically to healthcare schedules and frequent flyers. Uptown adds the free McKinney Avenue Trolley, DART, and the Katy Trail; Oak Lawn is called central for commuters and Main Street District walkable and transit-rich.

Outside those pockets, sources are blunt that Dallas is car-dependent sprawl—you will likely need a car, traffic congestion is a leading complaint, and parking and drive times swing with how far north or west you live. Richardson and Plano are the Reddit shorthand for a suburb that stays close enough for a tolerable Dallas commute; Bedford is described as halfway in the metro.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: fairfieldresidential.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: thehonestlocal.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: facebook.com

OutdoorsKaty Trail is Uptown’s running, biking, and walking spine. White Rock Lake Park is the default weekend loop for walking, running, and biking and the scenic draw for Lakewood. Klyde Warren Park is a 5.2-acre urban deck built over the freeway in the Arts District, with food trucks, free yoga, live music, play areas, and skyline views. Add Trinity River and Riverfront Boulevard walks and bike rides, a stroll over Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge into Trinity Grove, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (especially in spring), and farther north the Heard Museum in McKinney and Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. The honest tradeoff in local pros/cons lists is a flat landscape and relatively limited outdoor recreation; summer heat pushes people to early mornings, lakes, and shade.

Katy Trail is Uptown’s running, biking, and walking spine. White Rock Lake Park is the default weekend loop for walking, running, and biking and the scenic draw for Lakewood.

Klyde Warren Park is a 5.2-acre urban deck built over the freeway in the Arts District, with food trucks, free yoga, live music, play areas, and skyline views. Add Trinity River and Riverfront Boulevard walks and bike rides, a stroll over Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge into Trinity Grove, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (especially in spring), and farther north the Heard Museum in McKinney and Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge.

The honest tradeoff in local pros/cons lists is a flat landscape and relatively limited outdoor recreation; summer heat pushes people to early mornings, lakes, and shade.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: fairfieldresidential.com Source 2: visitdallas.com Source 3: lemon8-app.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: quora.com Source 6: thehonestlocal.com Source 7: extraspace.com

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Living in Dallas

Dallas puts nurses next to the job: UT Southwestern and Parkland sit in the Medical District beside DART’s Inwood/Love Field Station, Love Field, and Inwood Village, with Essential Living rent breaks for qualifying nurses at Inwood Station. Off-shift life is White Rock Lake, the Katy Trail, and Klyde Warren Park’s 5.2-acre deck; Bishop Arts, Deep Ellum, Lower Greenville, and the Arts District (Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher, Crow Museum) handle food, music, and culture, with the State Fair of Texas at Fair Park as the yearly ritual. Uptown and Oak Lawn are the walkable young-professional belt; Lakewood, Lake Highlands, and Winnetka Heights stretch pay; Coppell, Flower Mound, Plano, and Frisco are the A+ school suburbs. Summers, allergies, pests, traffic, and uneven crime are real—pick a neighborhood, not a skyline.

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As of 2026Source 1: fairfieldresidential.com Source 2: thehonestlocal.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: visitdallas.com Source 5: niche.com Source 6: extraspace.com Source 7: lemon8-app.com

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