Nursing Support Services Rover (Thurs, Sat, Sun 7am-7pm)

UMC Health System

2d • Onsite

About The Position

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. Daily assignments may include but are not limited to serving as a trained HUC in various units, acting as a trained transporter to access the Teletracking system during peak times, responding to Code Blues and Code Strokes, holding the Equipment Tech pager to respond to calls related to bed movement and equipment retrieval, holding supervisor pagers for urgent tasks, assisting with Safe Patient Handling Discharges, and potentially retrieving offsite labs from UMC clinics after hours and on weekends. This role requires flexibility and the ability to assist in multiple capacities as needed within 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED