Patient Care Technician - Operating Room - 80% Days - Downtown Campus

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Under direct supervision, the Patient Care Technician assists the nursing team in providing multiple types of patient care in inpatient and outpatient care areas. The work requires familiarity with a wide variety of nursing procedures used in delivering patient care. The position is located at University of Iowa Health Care’s downtown campus in Iowa City.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and follow instructions.
Applicants must upload a resume under required attachments.
Successful candidates must self-disclose conviction history and undergo a criminal background check and education verification.

Responsibilities

Independently obtain and record vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.
Use medical asepsis when performing tasks such as phlebotomy, peripheral IV removal, and Foley catheter removal, and care for medically isolated patients.
Perform simple diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including enemas, preoperative skin preparation, dressing changes, specimen collection, and applying binders or braces.
Perform special duties as taught and directed by the nurse in charge, including phlebotomy, ECG lead or 12-lead placement, and brace or pin-site care.
Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Provide patients with personal hygiene and comfort care; turn, position, and ambulate patients.
Transport patients, equipment, specimens, and supplies.
Feed patients, serve drinking water and nourishment, and record intake.
Assist patients with bedpans and urinals and record output.
Participate in nursing care conferences and report pertinent patient information and incidents to the nurse in charge.
Support patient comfort through social interactions.
Prepare, properly use, and care for equipment and supplies, and maintain unit neatness and cleanliness.
Assemble and maintain equipment and supplies for diagnostic or treatment procedures performed by physicians or nurses, as needed.
Clean areas according to designated guidelines and standards, using approved disinfectants, cleaning products, and housekeeping equipment appropriately.
Stock and supply patient rooms and nursing units.