Patient Care Tech - Edmond
INTEGRIS Health•Edmond, OK
•Onsite
About The Position
The Patient Care Tech works in the Intermediate Care Unit at INTEGRIS Health Hospital in Edmond, Oklahoma. Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, the role performs delegated direct patient care activities for an assigned group of patients. The position requires population-specific competencies and adherence to applicable National Patient Safety Goals. The role includes providing personal care, supporting patient safety, performing specified treatments, assisting with ambulation, and potentially retrieving and transporting medications.
Requirements
- Current BLS certification or completion within 90 days.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English.
- Complete department-specific competencies during orientation.
- Meet one of the following education or experience options: successfully complete a recognized nursing assistant course; successfully complete an accredited nursing program's Nursing Fundamentals or 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 duties training and observation certified by the 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, and emptying bedpans or urinals.
- Assist with patient safety, including checking identification arm bands, following fall protocols and restraint procedures, positioning patients, promoting rest and sleep, and reporting incidents or injuries.
- Perform treatments that may include urinary catheter care, enema administration, preparing sitz baths, and applying compresses.
- Assist patients with ambulation.
- Retrieve and transport medications as needed.
Benefits
- Front-loaded paid time off (PTO).
- Medical benefits through the INTEGRIS Health network.
- Financial assistance for continued education.
- 24/7 mental health support.
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Job Type
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