Nurse Tech / CTAC PACU University Hospital
About The Position
MU Healthcare is looking for a dynamic and adaptable Care Team Associate - Clinical to join our exceptional team of nursing professionals. We’re seeking someone who remains calm under pressure and excels in both patient care and a variety of housekeeping duties, including room turnover, stocking supplies, and assisting with patient transfers. Your role will involve supporting patients through every stage of their care, from pre-op to discharge, and working closely with our team to ensure a smooth and efficient process. Embrace this opportunity to make a real difference in patient care and be part of a collaborative and supportive team at MU Healthcare!
Requirements
- One of the following:
- --Completion of a Fundamentals of Nursing course within 180 days; or
- --Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA); or
- --Experience with direct patient care such as a medical assistant, nursing
- assistant, emergency medical technician (EMT), or surgical technician in the past three (3) years; or
- --Completion within the last three (3) years, or will complete within 180 days, an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) training program; or
- --Nursing licensure candidate who was unsuccessful on the state licensure
- examinations in the past three (3) years; or
- --Completion a nursing program outside the United States and is awaiting the licensure examination in this country.
- Completion of an above qualification’s pathway, including patient care experience or a supervised clinical log, within 180 days as a condition of continued employment in this job classification.
Nice To Haves
- Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring
- department.
Responsibilities
- Assist nursing staff /ancillary staff in transferring patients from bed to bed,
- stretcher or wheelchair, pickup, and delivery of patient meal trays, and
- assisting with patient feeding as directed.
- Demonstrate the ability to organize workload and manage multiple tasks while maintaining a clutter-free and orderly environment including prompt answering of unit telephones and accurate delivery of messages and information to patients, families, visitors, staff, and personnel upon request.
- Educate and train new staff members in the responsibilities of the Care Team Associate role.
- Perform other duties as delegated by nursing staff and unit management as needed in both routine and emergent situations.
- Perform patient position changes, placement and removal of patient equipment, daily hygiene care, simple non-sterile dressing changes, finger stick glucose checks, may perform venipuncture to obtain a blood sample, maintain quality control checks, and deliver/retrieve lab specimens and supplies as requested.
- Responsible for accurate and timely entry of information into the bed-management system.
- Responsible for prompt response to patient call lights and addressing patient needs using positive guest relations skills while ensuring patient vital signs, intake, output, height, and weight are obtained and documented as directed.
- May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.
Benefits
- Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
- Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays
- Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
- Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
- Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
