UHC-Patient Care Tech-7 South

WVU Medicine

About The Position

This position performs nonprofessional direct and indirect patient care activities including personal, physical and comfort needs of patients, under the supervision of a registered professional nurse. This position will provide high-quality patient care in coordination with licensed medical staff. 7 South (7S) is a new 28-bed telemetry monitoring unit opening soon. Patient populations will vary and include cardiology, respiratory, and medical-surgical patients. The staffing ratio will generally be 1:5.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent.
Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
Ability to effectively communicate with staff and patients.
Ability to adapt to changing environments.

Nice To Haves

Prior patient care experience.

Responsibilities

Observes and reports all patient concerns/changes in condition to a registered nurse immediately.
Assists the Registered Nurse with admission, transfer, discharge and general patient care duties.
Records the vital signs, assists in personal hygiene and other patient comfort measures. Records oral intake and outputs (temperature, blood pressure and other monitoring).
Assists in specimen collection and other activities of assigned patients.
Assists in indirect patient care by maintaining a clean and safe environment to help prevent and/or control infections and to provide for safety of patients, visitors and employees.
Reports all necessary equipment repairs to appropriate personnel according to departmental procedure in a timely manner.
Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to departmental procedure.
Communicates with RN regarding any nutrition issues, such as poor appetite or verbalized lack of understanding of diet changes.
Assists department with administrative tasks to support the department operations.
Answers patient call bell and relays message to appropriate personnel
Completion of annual required education related to specialty accreditation as defined by accreditation standards. Training may be completed through CBLs, trainings, In-services, and competency validation.