HEALTH CARE TECH I - PERIOP PROCEDURAL

The University of Kansas Health System•Kansas City, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Health Care Technician I is an unlicensed staff member in Perioperative and Procedural Services. This role is accountable for completing delegated tasks from the Registered Nurse (RN) in a caring and culturally sensitive manner, consistently providing excellent customer service. The technician is expected to demonstrate competencies in critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills.

Requirements

High School Graduate
6 months of experience as a transporter, orderly or nursing assistant
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook
Data entry skills

Nice To Haves

Acute care experience with direct patient care and phlebotomy

Responsibilities

Provide 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, Emptying drains, urinary catheters, NG tubes, and ostomies, Bladder Scanning, Obtains height and weight, Patient transport, Room turnover and stocking, Patient monitoring device placement.
Document all tasks, intake and output (I&O), etc. in O2.
Maintain a neat, clutter-free, and clean patient room and work environment.
Maintain a safe patient environment, including High Fall Risk Interventions as appropriate, such as rounding on patients and promptly answering call lights for all patients on the unit.
Demonstrate proper hand hygiene, standard precautions, and isolation principles.
Care for patients in restraints, including range of motion (ROM) and fluids/toileting.
Reorient confused patients.
Reinforce patient/family education regarding fall and safety precautions, and isolation principles.
Promptly notify the RN of changes in vital signs from baseline or expected results, changes in mental status or condition, any breakdown in skin integrity to redness of skin, patient report of pain, or any other patient needs, concerns, or issues.
Perform the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
Perform other duties as assigned.