Nursing Support Services Rover - HW

UMC Health System

3d•Onsite

About The Position

We’ve learned that what is best for patients is also best for employees. Learn more about why we are one of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas®. Job Summary The Rover in Nursing Support serves as a rapid response team member trained as a health unit coordinator (HUC), a transporter, and as an equipment technician in order to be assigned to assist in any capacity in Nursing Support. Reports to: Job Specific Responsibilities Daily assignments may include but are not limited to: • Serves as a trained HUC that must know an ICU unit, a floor unit, ETMS/Neuro units, EC, FBC, FCU, NICU, and PEDI PICU. Must learn all 22 units to be at maximum usage. Serves as last resort to be used for HUC staffing when there are floating HUCs. When HUCs are floating, will round on these units first to provide assistance. • Serves as a trained transporter so that they can access the Teletracking system and help during peak times. • Responds to Code Blues and Code Strokes should two (2) events occur simultaneously and the supervisor is required to attend one of these events. • May hold Equipment Tech pager and respond to calls related to bed movement and the retrieval and return of vac pacs to the Sterile department. • May hold the supervisor pagers should the supervisor on duty need to leave the building for lab pick up, transport of the NICU Team to the airport, etc. • Assists with Safe Patient Handling Discharges, as required. • If 21 years or older, may be used to retrieve offsite labs from UMC clinics after hours and on weekends • All other assigned duties related to Nursing Support Services

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required.
Must be HUC trained.
Must be transport trained.
Must be Equipment Technician basic trained.
Must be trained on basic supervisory duties.
Must be CPR certified within 90 days of hire into the role
Must be Safe Patient Handling Certified within 90 days of hire into the role
Current TX Driver license and the ability to be insured by UMC.
Ability to work independently, under the guidance of NSS supervisor.
Skilled in ability to serve as a HUC in multiple units at a moment’s notice.
Ability to be flexible and move to areas as needed.
Good communication skills required.
Knowledge of HUC position, transporter position, and basic equipment technician required.

Responsibilities

Serves as a trained HUC that must know an ICU unit, a floor unit, ETMS/Neuro units, EC, FBC, FCU, NICU, and PEDI PICU. Must learn all 22 units to be at maximum usage. Serves as last resort to be used for HUC staffing when there are floating HUCs. When HUCs are floating, will round on these units first to provide assistance.
Serves as a trained transporter so that they can access the Teletracking system and help during peak times.
Responds to Code Blues and Code Strokes should two (2) events occur simultaneously and the supervisor is required to attend one of these events.
May hold Equipment Tech pager and respond to calls related to bed movement and the retrieval and return of vac pacs to the Sterile department.
May hold the supervisor pagers should the supervisor on duty need to leave the building for lab pick up, transport of the NICU Team to the airport, etc.
Assists with Safe Patient Handling Discharges, as required.
If 21 years or older, may be used to retrieve offsite labs from UMC clinics after hours and on weekends
All other assigned duties related to Nursing Support Services