Clinical Care Technician (36 hrs/week, Night Shift) - Float Pool

Tufts Medicine•Boston, MA

1d•$20 - $25

About The Position

The Clinical Care Technician works under the supervision of a professional nurse and collaborates to meet patient needs within the scope of the role. The position assists with direct patient care, provides environmental support, and promotes patient safety on a designated unit and other units as needed. The technician must complete and maintain competencies in role-specific skills and support a patient- and family-centered model of care. This nursing support role provides basic care services without requiring an RN or LPN license. It involves professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders, under the direction of physicians, mid-level practitioners, and, depending on the unit, registered nurses. The role requires basic knowledge of job procedures and tools, typically gained through work experience and vocational or technical education, and is performed under moderate supervision. The position is 36 hours per week on night shift, with rotating weekends and holidays. The pay range is $20.12–$25.15, based on full-time equivalent.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Ability to read, write, and comprehend medical terminology.
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
Ability to work with detailed, confidential material.
Computer experience.
Knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care.
Ability to lift up to 30–35 pounds and turn patients; prolonged standing and walking; occasional twisting, bending, reaching, pushing or pulling, sitting, kneeling, and squatting.
Manual dexterity for fine hand manipulation, procedures, and operating a computer keyboard.
Ability to see a computer screen and reports.

Nice To Haves

Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Medical Assistant (MA) credential.
Completion of Nursing Fundamentals in an accredited nursing program.
One year of related experience as a Nursing Assistant (NA), Patient Care Assistant (PCA), Critical Care Tech (CCT), or Patient Care Tech (PCT).
Acute care experience.

Responsibilities

Assist the professional registered nurse with functional patient care and perform delegated tasks, communicating findings and concerns to the nurse.
Provide or assist with activities of daily living and patient care procedures safely and respectfully, using proper body mechanics and preserving patient dignity.
Greet patients, families, visitors, and staff according to service standards; respond promptly to patient and family requests and seek nurse supervision as needed.
Collect, record, and communicate patient clinical data to the assigned nurse in a timely manner.
Prepare rooms for patient admission, transfer, or discharge and ensure standardized equipment is ready for use.
Transport or accompany patients to other hospital areas; act as a sitter when requested and follow sitter guidelines to support patient safety.
Provide comfort measures, such as positioning, changing linens, and back rubs.
Assist with patient mobility and range-of-motion exercises as assigned.
Set up for procedures at the request of nursing or medical staff.
Clean and discard used equipment and supplies according to procedures.
Collect specimens, perform specimen testing while maintaining Standard Precautions, and prepare specimens for the laboratory.
Care for biomedical equipment, check par levels and equipment function, and send malfunctioning equipment to Medical Engineering according to procedure.
Clean wounds and apply a dry sterile dressing after the nurse has assessed the wound.
Perform 12-lead EKGs.
Connect monitoring equipment to patients under the direction of the nurse.
Care for patient belongings and complete belongings lists.
Prime intravenous tubing with solution containing no medication.
Perform and document patient admission, transfer, and discharge tasks as requested by the nurse.
Answer call lights, seek appropriate personnel or action, and perform hourly rounding according to established guidelines.