Patient Care Technician (CNA) | 36 hours per week | Telemetry Unit

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center•West Burlington, IA

11d

About The Position

Provides basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse, supporting adult, medical/surgical, geriatric, telemetry, cardiac, neonatal, infant, toddler, school-age, adolescent, and psychiatric patient populations. The role is in an acute-care Med Surg and Telemetry setting and may include clerk duties and other clerical functions. The position is scheduled for 36 hours per week, from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., including every other weekend. Minimum hiring wage is $18.89 per hour, with a $2,500 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates. The technician helps maintain patient safety and comfort, supports activities of daily living, monitors and reports patient observations, documents care, and assists with admissions, discharges, and transfers. The role also includes equipment setup and checks, specimen handling, supply inventory, and office and clerical tasks. Required credentials and training are completed on specified timelines after hire where indicated.

Requirements

Completion of a Certified Nursing Assistant course, or completion within four months of hire; high school students must complete a CNA course.
Computer experience.
Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter training through the Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 days.
Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter training through the Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 days.
Certified Nursing Assistant credential within 120 days.
Emergency First Response and Choking training within 90 days of hire.
MOAB training within 12 months of hire.
Restraint training completed after hire.
Demonstrated accurate keyboarding and computer navigation skills.
Basic math knowledge sufficient to calculate intake and output.

Nice To Haves

Health care experience within the last five years.

Responsibilities

Perform bedside shift reports at the beginning and end of shifts.
Use policies and procedures to protect patients from falls and assist with wound prevention and prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries.
Care for restrained patients and monitor their safety as directed by a licensed nurse.
Use equipment and supplies cost-consciously and follow personal safety practices, including infection-control precautions and appropriate use of lifts, gait belts, eye shields, and gloves.
Set up equipment such as oxygen, portable x-ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles.
Respond to patients' call lights promptly and address requests or communicate them to a coworker.
Perform skin assessments and promptly report abnormal findings to a licensed nurse.
Assist patients with activities of daily living and feeding when they cannot feed themselves.
Keep patient rooms clean and change linens as appropriate.
Collect and correctly label specimens, including urine, feces, and sputum; deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
Observe patients, measure and record intake and output and vital signs, and promptly report changes to professional staff.
Help patients walk, exercise, and move in and out of bed; transport patients to treatment units by wheelchair or stretcher.
Turn and reposition patients, independently or with assistance, to help prevent pressure ulcers.
Monitor patient safety, communicate the need for monitoring devices to the licensed nurse, and consistently use patient safety devices, including appropriate bed and chair alarms for fall prevention.
Document care activities accurately and promptly in the medical record.
Perform blood glucose monitoring and other directed quality monitoring, and promptly report abnormal results to a licensed nurse.
Greet visitors and callers, determine the purpose of their visit or call, and direct them to appropriate staff.
Facilitate admissions, discharges, and transfers in collaboration with other staff.
Maintain unit supply inventory and perform clerical and administrative functions, including ordering and maintaining supplies, accurate and timely order entry, and assembling, cleaning, and tearing down medical records.
Perform equipment quality checks, such as checks of crash carts and transport monitors.
Operate office and unit equipment, including nurse call systems, fax machines, scanners, photocopiers, computers, telephone systems, and telemetry equipment.

Benefits

Competitive base pay
Matching retirement programs
Health, dental, and vision plans
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee discounts, including car rental and cell-phone plans
Employer-paid long-term disability, life, and AD&D coverage
Paid time off (PTO)
Education Assistance Program
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Discounted cafeteria meals
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Service Recognition program
Voluntary life, AD&D, short-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, and hospital indemnity plans