Patient Care Tech - Neurology

INTEGRIS Health•OK, OK

About The Position

The Patient Care Tech performs delegated direct patient care activities for an assigned group of patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role requires population-specific competencies and adherence to National Patient Safety Goals appropriate to the position’s level of patient contact. The position is a full-time night-shift role in the Neurology Unit at INTEGRIS Health Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with scheduled hours of 1900–0700.

Requirements

Hold a current BLS certification or complete BLS certification within 90 days.
Communicate effectively in English.
Complete department-specific competencies during orientation.
Meet one of the listed education or experience pathways: successfully complete a recognized nursing assistant course; successfully complete an accredited nursing program or Nursing Fundamentals/Introduction to Nursing course that includes a skills lab or clinical rotation, with verification; enroll in a CNA training program within 45 days and complete it within 90 days of hire; have three months of employment in an INTEGRIS patient care area with nursing-assistant-duty training and observation certified by a clinical nurse manager or clinical director; have 12 months of nursing assistant experience in an acute care facility, nursing home, home care setting, or long-term care facility; or have prior military hospital corpsman medical training.

Responsibilities

Perform personal patient care tasks, including mouth care, making beds, bathing, perineal care, hair care, shaving patients, and emptying bedpans or urinals.
Assist with patient safety, including checking identification arm bands, following fall protocols and restraint procedures, positioning patients, promoting an environment for rest and sleep, and reporting incidents or injuries.
Perform treatments that may include urinary catheter care, enema administration, preparing sitz baths, applying compresses, and assisting with patient ambulation.
Retrieve and transport medications as needed.