Patient Care Technician - Surgical & Trauma Care Unit (3RC) - 60%25 - Night Shifts

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician works in the University of Iowa Health Care Surgical & Trauma Care Unit (3RC), providing patient-centered support for patients with traumatic injuries, emergency surgical conditions, urologic procedures, and orthopedic surgeries. The unit emphasizes compassionate care, teamwork, and supporting patients and families through the physiological and psychological aspects of illness or injury. This position performs patient-care tasks under the direction of the nurse in charge, including obtaining and recording vital signs, assisting with personal hygiene and comfort, mobility, nutrition, intake and output, and patient admissions, transfers, and discharges. The technician also performs designated clinical tasks and procedures, transports patients and supplies, maintains equipment and unit cleanliness, and reports pertinent patient information and incidents to the nurse in charge. The position is 60% (24 hours per week), on night shifts, with weekend and holiday rotations as assigned, in Iowa City, Iowa. Compensation is under the Merit Pay Plan.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and follow instructions.
Include a resume with the application.
Successful candidates must self-disclose conviction history and undergo a criminal background check and credential 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 and 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 through social interactions.
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, cleaning products, and housekeeping equipment properly.
Stock and supply patient rooms and nursing units.