Patient Care Technician - Cath/EP Labs - UI Heart and Vascular Center

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The UI Heart and Vascular Center is seeking a full-time (100%) Patient Care Technician to support our Adult Cath/EP/Vascular Lab(s). Under direct supervision, performs specific tasks to assist members of the procedural team (physician, nurse and imaging tech) in providing patient care within Adult Cath/EP/Vascular Lab(s). UI Heart & Vascular Center is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the best hospital in the state for cardiology and heart surgery patient care. The best hospitals nationally received this rating based on patient outcomes, number of high-risk patients seen, patient experience, advanced clinical technologies, and more. University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®

Requirements

Ability to read, write and follow instructions.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate effectively with others verbally, electronically, and in writing with patients, family members and health care staff.
Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.
Ability to provide care with regard to patient condition and age.
Knowledge of principles of sanitation and health hazards.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships.
Knowledge of medical terminology, instruments and supplies.
Ability to collect patient data and maintain accurate records.
Knowledge of keyboarding and computer data entry skills.

Nice To Haves

Certification as a Nursing Assistant is preferred.
Direct patient-care experience.
Experience working in a health care environment.
Strong communication skills.
Experience providing customer service relations.
Strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Assists with lab preparation including stocking supplies and set up.
Assists in the management of daily deliveries of stores items to the procedural labs by putting items away and notifying nursing staff of items on backorder that are not received
Performs quality controls on glucometer and maintains supplies to comply with regulatory guidelines. Perform blood glucose testing on patients as delegated.
Assists with checking outdates on supplies as delegated.
Assists with completing requisitions and other forms as directed. Can include preventative maintenance monitoring of equipment in the lab.
Shares responsibility for preparation, proper use and care of equipment and supplies and for neatness and cleanliness of the lab.
Assists with procedural preparation including surgical clipping of appropriate skin areas
Sets up and connects noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring equipment to patient
Reports pertinent patient information and incidents to person in charge.
Assists in answering call lights and telephones.
Transports patients by bed, cart, or wheelchair between recovery units, procedural labs, and inpatient units.
Assists with lab turnover cleaning duties as delegated.
Performs basic CPR as required.
Maintains patient confidentiality.
Other duties as assigned.
Assumes responsibility for on-going self-learning and maintenance of clinical skills, analyzing own performance and set goals.