Evening Shifts

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care is hiring Patient Care Technicians for the 44-bed adult Medical Surgical Oncology and urology unit (4JPP), part of the Medical Surgical Services Division and the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. The unit provides care to medical-surgical oncology and urology patients, including postoperative care following laparoscopic and complex oncology-related surgeries. The role works day and evening shifts, with weekend and holiday rotation, for 20 hours per week in Iowa City, Iowa. This is a 50% position. The Patient Care Technician provides direct patient care and assists nurses with clinical and unit-support tasks. Duties include taking and recording vital signs; performing delegated skills and procedures; assisting with hygiene, comfort, mobility, nutrition, admissions, transfers, and discharges; transporting patients and materials; maintaining equipment and supplies; and keeping patient rooms and unit areas clean and stocked.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and follow instructions.
A resume is required as part of the application process.
Successful candidates must self-disclose conviction history and undergo a criminal background check and credential and education verification.
Up to five professional references will be requested during a later step of the recruitment process.
Not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

Nice To Haves

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).

Responsibilities

Independently obtain and record vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.
Use medical asepsis while performing tasks such as phlebotomy and peripheral IV or 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 nourishments, 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.