Patient Care Technician - Acute Internal Medicine Unit (4/5 South) - 90% Night Shifts

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care is hiring Patient Care Technicians for the Acute Internal Medicine Unit (4/5 South), part of the Medical Surgical Services Division. The two 13-bed general medicine inpatient units care for adult and geriatric patients with multiple diagnoses and co-morbidities. Patient Care Technicians work with a range of medical services, potentially including family practice, internal medicine, cardiology, nephrology, gastroenterology, wound care, infectious disease, and oncology. The unit offers opportunities for education, quality improvement, and collaboration with medical teams in a fast-paced, challenging, team-oriented environment. Care is delivered using a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach involving nursing staff, physicians, therapy teams, social work, care coordination, and pharmacists. Under the direct supervision of Registered Nurses, Patient Care Technicians perform specific tasks to assist the Nursing team in providing patient care. The position is a regular salaried role in Iowa City, Iowa, scheduled for 36 hours per week on night shifts from 1900 to 0730, with weekend and holiday rotation. The posting is for multiple openings.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and follow instructions.
Submit a resume as part of the application process.
Successful candidates must disclose conviction history and complete a criminal background check and credential and education verification.
Up to five professional references will be requested later in 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 when performing skills and tasks, including phlebotomy and peripheral IV and Foley catheter removal, and care for medically isolated patients.
Perform simple diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, such as 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.
Provide patient comfort measures through social interaction.
Help 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 and cleaning products and properly caring for housekeeping equipment.
Stock and supply patient rooms and nursing units.