Patient Care Tech - PACU, Surgical Services

Piedmont Healthcare Inc.•Augusta, GA

About The Position

Experience the advantages of real career change. Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you’ll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work. You’ll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today and help you plan for the future.

Requirements

1 year full-time experience performing phlebotomy functions at Phlebotomy I or II level or phlebotomy competence or certification.
Experience dealing with public demonstrating excellent customer service skills
BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Preferred
Related post-high school education . (Examples: Unit Clerk, Medical Secretary, etc. or related course work.) Preferred
Will also consider experience in other allied health professions requiring phlebotomy skills such as: LPHI or II, Paramedic, EMT or Certified Medical Assistant.
1 year experience direct care/lab Preferred
Direct Patient care experience such as Nursing Assistant, Dietetics Representative, Physical Therapy Aide, Phlebotomist, EKG Technician, etc. desired Preferred
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant Preferred
CPT - Phlebotomy Technician Certification Preferred

Responsibilities

Assisting in meeting patient needs for all age groups (neonates, infant, children, adolescent, adult, and geriatric) in the areas of comfort, activities of daily living, clinical procedures as delineated, transporting and safety needs, and obtaining blood samples from patients according to established procedures and protocols.
Communicating with team members in a timely manner about observations of the patient's progress, needs and problems.
Maintaining established departmental/hospital policies, procedures, objectives, Performance Improvement and Patient Safety, and infection control.
Working as a member of a unit based, multidisciplinary patient care team.
Embracing shared governance nursing organizational principals by being informed of nursing councils' activities so that outcome, goals and objectives of nursing are achieved.
Demonstrating population-specific competencies (e.g. age-specific, cultural sensitivity, patient-centered communication) in performance of role.