Patient Care Technician | 32 hours per week | Medical Care Unit

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center•West Burlington, IA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse. Provides high quality care to various patient populations including Adult, Medical/Surgical, Geriatric, Telemetry, Cardiac, Neonate, Infant, Toddler, School Age, Adolescent, and Psychiatric care patients. Duties include bedside shift report, fall prevention, wound care, care for restrained patients, cost-conscious use of supplies, and adherence to safety practices. The role also involves accurate keyboarding, computer navigation, basic math for intake/output calculations, and setting up equipment like oxygen and portable x-ray machines. Specific duties include answering call lights, performing skin assessments, assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs), maintaining patient rooms, collecting specimens, feeding patients, observing and recording patient conditions (intake/output, vital signs), assisting with patient mobility, transporting patients, repositioning patients to prevent pressure ulcers, monitoring for safety devices, documenting activities, performing blood glucose monitoring, and performing quality monitoring. The role also facilitates admissions, discharges, and transfers, operates office equipment, performs clerical and administrative functions, and maintains an inventory of supplies. For specific units like MCU and IPR, the technician provides rehabilitative nursing care for patients with diagnoses such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, neurologic disorders, debilitation, amputations, and burns.

Requirements

Completion of C.N.A. course (or complete within four months of hire date) Required
Completion of C.N.A course if currently in high school Required
Computer experience Required
Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
Certified Nursing Assistant within 120 Days Required
Emergency First Response and Choking within 90 days of hire.
MOAB within 12 months of hire.
Restraint training completed after hire.

Nice To Haves

Health care experience within the last five years Preferred
May perform clerk duties and assist with clerical functions.
MCU and IPR: Provides rehabilitative nursing care to patients under the direction of a licensed nurse and in coordination with other health team members for the specialized rehabilitation population.
Care of the Rehabilitation Patient with the following diagnoses, including but is not limited to: stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, neurologic disorders, debilitation, amputations and burns.
Provides high quality care to the following patient populations: Adults, Adolescent.

Responsibilities

Perform Bedside shift report and beginning and end of shift.
Utilize policies and procedures to keep patients safe from falls.
Assist in wound prevention and Hospital acquired pressure injuries.
Care for the restrained patient and monitor for safety, as directed by the licensed nurse.
Is cost conscious in use of equipment and supplies.
Adhere to safety practices for own personal protection, i.e. infection control devices, lifts, gait belts, eye shields, gloves.
Demonstrate accurate keyboarding proficiency and computer navigation skills.
Demonstrate knowledge of basic math to calculate intake and output.
Set up equipment such as oxygen, portable x-ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles.
Answer patients' call lights in a timely manner and addresses request or reports to co-worker to fulfill the request.
Perform skin assessment and reports abnormal results to licensed nurse in a timely manner.
Perform activities of daily living (ADL’s).
Maintain clean patient rooms and changes linens, as appropriate.
Collect and correctly label specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
Feed patients who are unable to feed themselves.
Observe patients' conditions, such as measuring and recording intake and output and vital signs; report changes to professional staff in a timely manner.
Provide patients with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.
Transport patients to treatment units, using a wheelchair or stretcher.
Turn and reposition patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent pressure ulcers.
Proactively monitors patients for safety and communicates to licensed nurse the need for any monitoring devices (alarms).
Consistently uses patient safety devices.
Document activities performed in the medical record in an accurate and timely manner.
Perform blood glucose monitoring and report abnormal results to licensed nurse in a timely manner.
Perform quality monitoring as directed: BGM, etc.
Appropriate use of bed/chair alarms for fall prevention.
Greet visitors and callers to ascertain purpose of visit or call, and direct them to appropriate staff.
Facilitate admissions, discharges and transfers in collaboration with other staff.
Operate office equipment such as: nurse call, fax, scanners, photocopiers, computer system, telephone system, telemetry.
Assemble, clean sheet, and tear down medical records.
Accurate and timely order entry.
Perform various clerical and administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
Perform quality checks on equipment, i.e. crash cart, transport monitor.
Provides rehabilitative nursing care to patients under the direction of a licensed nurse and in coordination with other health team members for the specialized rehabilitation population.
Care of the Rehabilitation Patient with the following diagnoses, including but is not limited to: stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, neurologic disorders, debilitation, amputations and burns.

Benefits

Competitive base pay
Matching retirement programs
Health, Dental and Vision plans
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
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 plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity