Med Surg

Emory•Decatur, GA

19h

About The Position

Performs assigned patient care and observation duties under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or LPN. Duties include preparing and maintaining the patient’s room, operating clinical equipment, assisting with emergencies and patient procedures, collecting and transporting specimens, completing applicable forms, and communicating with patients, families, and the patient care team. The role promotes a supportive, healing environment and maintains hospital- and unit-specific competencies. The technician provides prescribed hygiene, comfort, and rest measures; follows Standard Precautions, infection-control procedures, and safety standards; assists with patient mobility, transfers, diet, elimination, and hygiene; records intake and output; and promptly reports and documents significant or unusual observations. The position also involves patient and specimen transport, supporting admissions, transfers, and discharges, postmortem care, using appropriate technology, participating in performance-improvement activities, and assisting with orientation of nursing support assistants. Other related responsibilities may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
BLS certification required.
Must meet at least one of the following: one year of direct patient care experience; successful completion of a nursing assistant training course; Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license through the State of Georgia; or current enrollment in a nursing program and completion of two clinical rotations.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including lifting up to 75 pounds and carrying objects up to 35 pounds.

Responsibilities

Perform patient care and observation duties under the direction of an RN and/or LPN.
Clean the patient’s room and operate clinical equipment.
Assist with emergencies and patient procedures as directed by an RN/LPN.
Collect and transport patient specimens and complete applicable forms.
Communicate with patients, families, and members of the patient care team.
Maintain hospital- and unit-specific competencies and promote a supportive, healing environment.
Provide prescribed measures related to patient hygiene, comfort, and rest.
Comply with Standard Precautions, infection-control procedures, and safety standards.
Assist with use of clinical and emergency equipment, including a bag-valve-mask device, compression stockings, oxygen, suction equipment, incentive spirometer, emergency cart, and bedside glucose monitoring machine.
Operate patient-care equipment and devices, including lifts, beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, scales, monitors, thermometers, sphygmomanometers, pulse oximeters, and computers.
Record patient intake and output.
Assist the RN/LPN with range of motion, ambulation, patient transfers, diet, elimination, and hygiene according to individual patient needs.
Observe and report significant or unusual information about the patient and environment to the RN/LPN, and document appropriately and in a timely manner.
Transport patients and specimens throughout the hospital as needed.
Contribute to patient admission, transfer, and discharge processes.
Assist with postmortem care.
Use appropriate technology to complete related processes.
Participate in unit-based and system-wide Performance Improvement programs as required by department leadership.
Model compliance with standards of care and Department of Nursing and Hospital policies and procedures.
May participate in research projects affecting patient care areas.
Participate in orientation of nursing support assistants to the unit.
Perform other related responsibilities as required.