Patient Care Tech FT Days Cardiac Surgery Telemetry
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 be specific to the unit. The position is in Cardiac Surgery Telemetry and is scheduled for 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, with rotating weekends and holidays. The Patient Care Tech provides care and treatment delegated by an RN or LPN, assists patients with daily activities, promotes patient safety and comfort, records specified measurements and information, and reports changes in patients’ conditions to the nurse. The role also includes supporting procedures, admissions, transfers, and discharges, collecting specimens, and operating and maintaining selected equipment.
Requirements
- Must be at least 16 years of age.
- Complete Mandatory Reporter – Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training within three months of hire.
- Obtain American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification within six weeks of hire.
Responsibilities
- Delivers assigned patient care and treatment as delegated by an RN or LPN.
- Performs or assists with personal hygiene, bathing, ambulation, transportation, range-of-motion exercises, dressing and undressing, feeding, changing bandages, elimination needs, and emptying drainage devices.
- Responds to patient calls and anticipates patient needs.
- Promotes patient safety and comfort through safe patient-handling techniques, regular rounding, environmental and equipment maintenance, and other appropriate safety measures.
- Calculates intake and output, excluding IVs; measures vital signs; performs bedside blood glucose testing; and makes patient health record entries consistent with job scope and company policy.
- Initiates or assists with emergency support measures, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and protecting patients from injury.
- Performs post-mortem care.
- Sets up equipment and supplies for procedures and prepares patients and rooms for procedures, admissions, and transfers.
- Discharges patients from the system.
- Observes and reports changes in a patient’s physical or mental condition, behavior, or status to the nurse.
- Collects and labels specimens.
- Sets up, operates, and maintains selected pieces of equipment.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Full benefits package
- Opportunity for growth throughout the system
- Career development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
