Patient Care Tech FT Days Medical Imaging

Trinity Health•Des Moines, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

MercyOne is seeking to hire a Patient Care Tech. As a Patient Care Tech at MercyOne, you will support the professional clinical staff by providing direct patient care and performing studies and tests as assigned. These duties may vary by shift or may be unit-specific. MercyOne Central Iowa sets the standard for personalized and radically convenient care in the Des Moines metro area and surrounding counties. MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, is the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and Iowa’s largest medical center, with 802 beds available. The hospital is one of the Midwest’s largest referral centers. With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest employers.

Requirements

Must be 16 years of age.
Completion of 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.
Currently enrolled in RN program or a Graduate of an accredited RN or LPN program, certification as an EMT in the State of Iowa OR formally holding a medical occupational specialty from the military may be substituted for completion of CNA program and CNA Registry.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certified within six (6) weeks of hire.
Acceptable credentialing bodies and certifications include American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers.
Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter – Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training within three (3) months of hire.

Responsibilities

Delivers assigned patient care and treatment as delegated by a Radiologic Technologist.
Performs or assists patients with activities including personal hygiene, bathing, ambulation, transporting, range of motion exercises, dressing/undressing, feeding, changing bandages, elimination needs, and emptying drainage devices.
Responds to patient calls and anticipates patient needs.
Assures patient safety and comfort through use of safe patient handling techniques, regular rounding, environmental maintenance, equipment maintenance, and other appropriate safety measures.
Calculates intake and output (excluding IVs).
Measures vital signs.
Makes entries to patient health records as consistent with scope of job duties and in compliance with company policy.
Initiates or assists with emergency support measures (i.e., cardiopulmonary resuscitation, protecting patient from injury).
Performs post-mortem care.
Sets up equipment and supplies for procedures.
Prepares patients and rooms for procedures, admissions, and transfers.
Discharges patients from system.