Surg - Part Time

Tahoe Forest Health System•Truckee, CA

About The Position

This part-time, night-shift position performs direct patient care activities and related clerical and non-technical duties, helps maintain a safe environment, and performs cardiac monitoring for telemetry patients. The role also performs receptionist duties on the patient care unit, serves as a communication source, and prepares and compiles unit records. The position may require on-call and call-back depending on unit census. For employees working in the ICU, duties include assisting with ECG recording during code blues or cardioversions and checking expiration dates on crash-cart and par supplies. Employees working in ICU and/or MedSurg assist with patient rooms, admissions, transfers, discharges, personal care, routine treatments, measurements, meals, specimens, telemetry monitoring, and patient records. They also perform clerical and receptionist tasks, including preparing charts, compiling and distributing reports, maintaining report sheets, requisitioning supplies, handling calls and questions, and entering and retrieving computer data. The employee demonstrates System Values, complies with System policies and procedures, and performs other assigned duties.

Requirements

Knowledge of medical terminology.
Satisfactory completion of a basic arrhythmia course within six months of employment.

Nice To Haves

Previous acute care experience.
Current enrollment in an accredited nursing school.

Responsibilities

For ICU assignments, assist with ECG recording during code blues or cardioversions and check expiration dates on crash-cart and par supplies.
Assist in preparing patient rooms and beds.
Assist with and accompany patients, if necessary, during admission, transfer, and discharge procedures.
Receive report from the nurse at the beginning of the shift.
Provide personal direct care and general services to patients.
Perform routine treatment procedures and assist licensed staff with complicated treatment procedures.
Measure and record temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake/output.
Prepare patients for meals, serve and remove trays, and assist with or provide feeding.
Answer call lights and attend to patients.
Maintain a clean and safe environment, especially in patient rooms.
Assist patients with handling and caring for clothing and other personal property.
Collect and transport specimens.
Use supplies cost-effectively and follow procedures for obtaining, charging, and returning patient equipment.
Perform cardiac monitoring for telemetry patients, notify the RN of rhythm changes, and record and measure ECG tracings every four hours.
Maintain patient records; prepare charts for admissions, transfers, and discharges; compile and distribute reports; and maintain appropriate report sheets, including lab and census sheets.
Requisition supplies.
Answer questions from patients, families, and visitors; answer telephones and provide information or route calls appropriately.
Use interpersonal communication strategies perceived as positive and identify and report patient- or staff-related problems.
Enter and retrieve computer data and operate various business machines.
Demonstrate System Values in performance and behavior, comply with System policies and procedures, and perform other assigned duties.
Be available for on-call and call-back as required by unit census.