Healthcare Tech Atrium Health Mercy Float Pool FT Nights

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Charlotte, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Healthcare Tech assists registered nurses with daily patient care in the nursing float pool. The role supports patients with personal hygiene, feeding, mobility, positioning, range of motion, skin care, and nutritional needs, while collecting and documenting vital signs and other patient data in the electronic medical record. The Healthcare Tech performs purposeful rounding, communicates patient and family observations and needs to the RN, and supports admissions, transfers, and discharges under RN supervision. Additional duties include collecting specimens, performing approved point-of-care testing, responding to call lights, completing errands, maintaining nursing-area stock, and cleaning equipment and work areas. Depending on site or unit requirements, the role may also involve removing IVs, post-mortem care, and bladder scans under RN direction. The Healthcare Tech follows infection-prevention procedures and provides age-appropriate care. This is a full-time float-pool position on the night shift, scheduled 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., for 36 hours per week.

Requirements

High school graduate, GED, or high school equivalency diploma.
No experience required.
Basic computer skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to set priorities.
Nurse Aide in good standing on the State Registry in which the team member practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association, to be obtained within 45 days.
Maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications, such as DNV or CARF, as applicable.
Able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above the shoulders during the work shift.
Able to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist and up to 20 pounds overhead, carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance, push or pull with 30 pounds of force, and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
Able to use foot pedals on carts or machines and has functional vision and hearing.
Able to work around mechanical, electrical, chemical, and radiation hazards and continuous exposure to blood and body fluids, using protective clothing as needed.

Responsibilities

Assist the RN with daily patient care, including bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, activity orders, ambulation, positioning, range of motion, and transfers.
Measure and document blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, intake and output, daily weights, and other requested patient data in the EMR.
Perform purposeful rounding under RN direction and promptly communicate patient or family observations, concerns, and needs to the RN.
Support admissions, transfers, and discharges under RN supervision, including room setup, room orientation, linen removal, and management of patient belongings.
Keep call lights within patients' reach and respond to them promptly.
Collect urine, stool, and sputum specimens and perform point-of-care testing as indicated, following approved identification and labeling processes.
Maintain required competencies and complete errands such as delivering trays, charts, specimens, and reports.
Maintain and order nursing-area stock and clean equipment and work areas.
Position and transport patients using proper techniques and assistive devices.
Support patients' nutritional needs, including diet review, tray setup and removal, positioning, and diet selection, under RN direction.
Support skin integrity through repositioning and skin care; provide and maintain supplies and appliances such as TED hose and sequential compression devices.
As required by site or unit, remove IVs, provide post-mortem care, and perform bladder scans under RN direction.
Follow infection-prevention policies, including hand hygiene, sterile and aseptic procedures, contaminated-material disposal, and appropriate attire for isolation contact.
Provide care appropriate to patients' ages and developmental needs.
Perform other related duties as required.