PATIENT CARE TECH Float Pool FT Days

Trinity Health

94d • $16 - $25

About The Position

Performs a variety of direct patient care procedures to assist the unit manager, professional staff and physicians in providing patient care focused on the needs of the patient. GENERAL PATIENT CARE - Meets the comfort and hygiene needs of the patient. TECHNICAL CARE - Assists with completion of patient testing and treatment procedures, sets up and primes IV tubing, 12-lead ECG, simple tracheostomy suctioning and care, changes dressings, performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation, obtains wound and throat cultures. EQUIPMENT - Assists physician and professional staff in equipment supply and set up. TRANSPORT - Assists with ambulating patients with assistive devices such as crutches and with transfer/transport procedures. COMMUNICATION - Performs required documentation and communicates in a competent and effective manner to meet patient and/or family needs and regulatory requirements. Maintains strict confidentiality of patient, employee and department information to ensure patient rights. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT - Utilizes time and resources effectively to promote quality and cost outcomes.

Requirements

• High School Diploma plus training acquired through work experience or education.
• Less than one year of previous job-related experience.
• 1-2 years of previous job-related experience preferred.
• Certified Nurse Assistant.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) through AHA.
• Completion of a Nursing Assistant Program with placement on the Illinois Department of Health Nurse Aide Registry or verification of an equal or higher educational level in a clinically focused program.

Responsibilities

• Meets the comfort and hygiene needs of the patient.
• Assists with completion of patient testing and treatment procedures.
• Sets up and primes IV tubing.
• Performs 12-lead ECG.
• Conducts simple tracheostomy suctioning and care.
• Changes dressings.
• Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Obtains wound and throat cultures.
• Assists physician and professional staff in equipment supply and set up.
• Assists with ambulating patients with assistive devices such as crutches.
• Assists with transfer/transport procedures.
• Performs required documentation.
• Communicates effectively to meet patient and/or family needs.
• Maintains strict confidentiality of patient, employee and department information.
• Utilizes time and resources effectively to promote quality and cost outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive Shift Differentials
• Career Development
• Tuition Reimbursement
• On Site Fitness Center (Gottlieb Memorial Hospital & LUMC)
• Referral Rewards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees