Critical Care Technician - Inpatient Holds - Trenton - Full-Time - DAYS

Capital Health (US)

59d•$19 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

Capital Health is seeking a Critical Care Technician for its Inpatient Holds unit in Trenton. This full-time position focuses on providing safety and personal care to patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Responsibilities include assisting with patient restraints, ensuring safe transfers, following fall precautions, and responding to emergencies. The role also involves providing personal care such as bathing and mouth care, applying basic dressings and stockings, collecting specimens, managing ostomy bags, and accurately recording intake and output. Nutritional support, including feeding patients and monitoring tube feedings, is also a key aspect. The technician will make and document pertinent observations, assist with post-mortem care and CPR, perform phlebotomy, glucometer testing, EKGs, and vital signs. Maintaining a clean and organized environment, stocking supplies, and managing various logs are also part of the duties. The role requires willingness to adapt to changing department needs.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency.
One year prior experience as an EMT, military medic, PCA in an acute care or equivalent skill in long-term care setting, completion of a medical assistant program, or successful completion of two clinical semesters of an accredited nursing school.
AHA BLS.
Non-Licensed must obtain before end of orientation period
Proficient in English, verbal and written communication.

Nice To Haves

Certification as a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) preferred.
In lieu of CNA certification, successful completion of the Capital Health UAP Training program within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

Provides for safety aspects of patient care (assists with patient restraints, uses correct transfer techniques, follows falls precautions, responds appropriately to emergency situations).
Provides personal care (bathing, mouth care, evening care, incontinence care to patients under the direction of the RN.
Applies appropriately basic dressings, slings, splints, antiembolism and sequential pressure stockings under the direction of the RN.
Collects specimens such as stool, urine and sputum on a timely basis.
Empties and cleans ostomy and other device bags efficiently.
Records accurate intake and output per unit standards.
Provides for nutrition of patients. Feeds, monitors tube feedings, delivers nourishment, counts calories timely an accurately.
Makes pertinent observations about patients. Documents accurate and timely observations in patient records and reports findings to RN.
Assists with post mortem care.
Assists with CPR under the direction/supervision of a Registered Nurse or Physician.
Performs Phlebotomy accurately and stocks Phlebotomy and IV trays for unit.
Performs accurate glucometer testing.
Performs EKG's as determined by unit and following competency attainment.
Performs accurate vital signs and pulse oximetry.
Stocks supplies as required by designated unit.
Maintains a well cleaned, organized environment.
Performs other duties as assigned: willingness to adapt to changing department needs.
Maintains patient and medication refrigerator logs.
Checks and signs name to Unit Code Cart/Carts for operational performance each shift.
Notifies clinical equipment and charge nurse of any malfunctioning defibrillator in a timely manner.