Patient Care Tech FT Days Medical Imaging

Trinity Health•MMCIA - MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Central IA, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

MercyOne is hiring a Patient Care Tech to support professional clinical staff by providing direct patient care and performing assigned studies and tests. Duties may vary by shift or unit. The role is in Medical Imaging and follows 8-hour day shifts, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The Patient Care Tech delivers care delegated by a Radiologic Technologist, helps prepare patients and rooms for procedures, admissions, and transfers, and discharges patients from the system. The position is at MercyOne Central Iowa, whose Des Moines Medical Center is an 802-bed hospital and referral center. MercyOne Central Iowa has more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals.

Requirements

Must be at least 16 years of age.
Complete a 75-hour, 120-hour, or 150-hour Certified Nursing Assistant program, or be listed as having passed CNA competency testing on the Iowa Direct Care Worker registry.
In place of completing a CNA program and being listed on the CNA Registry, qualify through one of the stated alternatives: currently enrolled in an RN program; graduate of an accredited RN or LPN program; certified EMT in the State of Iowa; or formal military medical occupational specialty.
Obtain American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification within six weeks of hire.
Provide proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter – Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training within three months of hire.

Responsibilities

Deliver assigned patient care and treatment as delegated by a Radiologic Technologist.
Perform or assist with personal hygiene, bathing, ambulation, transportation, range-of-motion exercises, dressing and undressing, feeding, changing bandages, elimination needs, and emptying drainage devices.
Respond to patient calls and anticipate patient needs.
Promote patient safety and comfort through safe patient-handling techniques, regular rounding, environmental and equipment maintenance, and other appropriate safety measures.
Calculate intake and output, excluding IVs, and measure vital signs.
Make entries in patient health records consistent with job scope and company policy.
Initiate or assist with emergency support measures, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and protecting patients from injury.
Perform post-mortem care.
Set up equipment and supplies for procedures; prepare patients and rooms for procedures, admissions, and transfers; and discharge patients from the system.