Multi Skilled Technician - Intensive Care Unit - Days - MFT

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport•Gulfport, MS

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides safe, efficient, and therapeutic effective patient care as scheduled. This role involves performing patient care services, ensuring daily living activities are performed as scheduled and documented, and executing technical skills per standards as assigned/delegated. The technician will promptly respond to call lights, proactively participate in implementing patient care plans, and schedule patients for treatments, procedures, and/or tests. They will follow safety rules in all areas of patient care, maintain a safe patient environment, and manage patient data and records. Communication of patient/family healthcare needs to the appropriate provider, timely reporting of significant events, and assisting with planning by sharing input from patient and family are key aspects of this role. The technician will also handle telephone and call light responses, maintain supplies and equipment, perform courier services, and ensure adequate inventory. Participation as a team member to achieve business goals, quality outcomes, and customer satisfaction is expected, along with assisting team members and participating in committees/councils and performance improvement activities. Regular and timely attendance, successful completion of probation and annual skills/competency requirements, and practicing within legal, ethical, and professional boundaries are mandatory. The role requires maintaining expertise in the area, serving as a role model with positive team-based behaviors, and showing commitment to personal professional growth. Performance of duties will comply with all laws and regulations governing healthcare organizations, and other related duties as assigned or requested. The technician will contribute to the daily operations of the department and complete special duties or projects as assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
Effective oral and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Successful completion of CNA, medical terminology and/or Fundamentals in Nursing courses
Certified Nursing Assistant, EMT, or Corpsmen
One year as a nursing assistant or similar role
Knowledge of procedures and techniques in administering and providing basic patient care services.
Knowledge of supplies used in patient care.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Understanding of asepsis and sterile techniques to avoid infection of patients and self or contamination of equipment and supplies.
Basic knowledge of keyboarding and computer operations.

Responsibilities

Performs patient care services
Ensures daily living activities are performed as scheduled and documented
Performs technical skills per standards as assigned/delegated
Promptly responds to call lights as appropriate
Proactively participates in implementing patient care plans
Schedules patients for treatments, procedures, and/or tests per standards
Follows safety rules in all areas of patient care and ensures safe patient environment
Maintains patient data and records
Communicates patient/family health care needs to the appropriate health care provider
Reports significant events and information timely to appropriate team member
Assists with planning by sharing input from patient and family with appropriate team member
Answers telephone and call lights appropriately and timely delivering information to appropriate team members
Maintains supplies and equipment of the assigned area
Ensures all patient care and unit equipment are in proper working order
Performs courier services as requested
Maintains adequate inventory of supplies
Participates as a member of the team to achieve business goals, quality outcomes, and customer satisfaction
Provides assistance to team members as requested or required
Participates on committees/councils and performance improvement activities as requested/required including unit meeting and education
Regular and timely attendance is required for this job
Successful completion of probation and annual skills/competency requirements
Practices within legal, ethical, and professional boundaries
Maintains expertise in the area
Serves as a role model by demonstrating positive team based behaviors
Shows commitment to personal professional growth through the pursuit of advanced knowledge and skills
Safeguards confidential information
Performance of duties will be in compliance with all laws and regulations governing healthcare organizations
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested
Contributes to the daily operations of the department by performing other roles or duties as needed
Completes special duties or projects as assigned