Health Care Tech I - Periop Procedural

The University of Kansas Health System•Kansas City, KS

16d•Onsite

About The Position

The Health Care Technician I is an unlicensed staff member in Perioperative and Procedural Services who is accountable to/completes delegated tasks from the RN in a caring and culturally sensitive manner with excellent customer service at all times; demonstrates competencies in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships and technical skills. These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Requirements

High School Graduate or GED.
6 months of experience as a transporter, orderly or nursing assistant.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Respirator Fit Test - The University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS) upon Hire
Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Outlook.
Data entry skills.

Nice To Haves

Acute care experience with direct patient care and phlebotomy.

Responsibilities

Provides basic nursing skills including, but not limited to:
ADLs
Finger stick blood glucose
12 Lead EKG
Recording intake and output
Collecting urine, stool, sputum specimens
Apply/remove compression hose; SCD, etc.
Emptying drains, urinary catheters, NG tubes, and ostomies
Bladder Scanning
Obtains height and weight
Patient transport
Room turnover and stocking
Patient monitoring device placement
Documents in O2 all tasks, I&O, etc.
Maintains neat, clutter free and clean patient room and work environment.
Maintains a safe patient environment to include High Fall Risk Interventions as appropriate including but not limited to, rounding on patients, answering call lights in person promptly for all patients on the unit.
Demonstrates proper hand hygiene, standard precautions and isolation principles.
Care for patients in restraints, including ROM and fluids/toileting; reorienting confused patients; reinforcement of patient/family education regarding fall and safety precautions, and isolation principles.
Promptly notifies the RN of change in vital signs from baseline or expected results, change in mental status or condition, any breakdown in skin integrity to redness of skin, patient report of pain, any other patient needs, concerns or issues.
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.