Patient Care Technician (CNA) | 30 hours per week | Medical Surgical Unit

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center•Mt. Pleasant, IA

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About The Position

Provides basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse for patients in adult, medical/surgical, geriatric, telemetry, cardiac, neonatal, infant, toddler, school-age, adolescent, and psychiatric populations. The position is in acute care, including Medical Surgical and Telemetry, and is scheduled for 30 hours per week, with shifts from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and every third weekend. The schedule is described as 24 hours one week and 36 hours the next. The technician supports patient safety and comfort, monitors and reports patient conditions, documents care, and assists with unit operations and administrative tasks. Duties include using safety and infection-control practices, assisting with fall and pressure-injury prevention, and setting up equipment such as oxygen, portable x-ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
Completion of a C.N.A. course, or completion within four months of hire; high school students must complete a C.N.A. 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.
Emergency First Response and Choking training within 90 days of hire.
MOAB training within 12 months of hire.
Complete restraint training after hire.

Nice To Haves

Health care experience within the last five years.

Responsibilities

Perform bedside shift reports at the beginning and end of shifts.
Follow policies and procedures to help prevent patient falls and 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-protection and infection-control practices.
Answer patient call lights promptly and fulfill 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, feeding, walking, exercise, and movement in and out of bed.
Maintain clean patient rooms, change linens as appropriate, and maintain unit supply inventory.
Collect and correctly label specimens, and deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
Measure and record intake and output and vital signs; observe patient conditions and promptly report changes to professional staff.
Transport patients to treatment units by wheelchair or stretcher.
Turn and reposition patients, independently or with assistance, to help prevent pressure ulcers.
Proactively monitor patients for safety, communicate monitoring-device needs to the licensed nurse, and consistently use patient-safety devices, including appropriate bed and chair alarms.
Document care and 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.
Assemble, clean, and tear down medical records; perform accurate and timely order entry and other clerical and administrative functions.
Operate office and unit equipment, including nurse call systems, fax machines, scanners, photocopiers, computers, telephone systems, and telemetry equipment.
Perform equipment quality checks, such as checks of crash carts and transport monitors.
Set up equipment such as oxygen, portable x-ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles.

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