Patient Care Technician | 40 hours per week | Medical Care Unit
About The Position
The Patient Care Technician provides basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse, serving adult, medical/surgical, geriatric, telemetry, cardiac, neonatal, infant, toddler, school-age, adolescent, and psychiatric patients. Unit duties include bedside shift reporting; fall prevention; wound prevention and prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries; monitoring restrained patients for safety as directed by a licensed nurse; and safe, cost-conscious use of equipment and supplies. The role also requires use of infection-control and personal-protection practices, keyboarding and computer navigation, basic math for intake and output, and setup of equipment such as oxygen, portable x-ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles. The position provides rehabilitative nursing care to specialized rehabilitation patients under the direction of a licensed nurse and in coordination with other health team members. These patients may have stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, neurologic disorders, debilitation, amputations, or burns. The rehabilitation population includes adults and adolescents. The technician may also perform clerk duties and assist with clerical functions. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week, from 11:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with every-other-weekend and holiday rotation.
Requirements
- Completion of a C.N.A. course, or completion within four months of hire; completion of a C.N.A. course is required for candidates currently in high school.
- Computer experience.
- Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter training through the Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 days.
- Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter training through the Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 days.
- Certified Nursing Assistant credential within 120 days.
- Emergency First Response and Choking training within 90 days of hire.
- MOAB training within 12 months of hire.
- Complete restraint training after hire.
Nice To Haves
- Health care experience within the last five years.
Responsibilities
- Answer patient call lights promptly and address requests or report them to a co-worker.
- Perform skin assessments and promptly report abnormal results to a licensed nurse.
- Assist patients with activities of daily living.
- Keep patient rooms clean and change linens as appropriate.
- Collect and correctly label specimens, including urine, feces, and sputum.
- Deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
- Feed patients who cannot feed themselves.
- Observe patients, measure and record intake and output and vital signs, and promptly report changes to professional staff.
- Maintain unit supplies and inventory according to unit routine.
- Help patients walk, exercise, and move in and out of bed.
- Transport patients to treatment units by wheelchair or stretcher.
- Turn and reposition patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Monitor patients proactively for safety, communicate the need for monitoring devices to the licensed nurse, and consistently use patient-safety devices.
- Document performed activities accurately and promptly in the medical record.
- Perform blood glucose monitoring and other directed quality monitoring, and report abnormal results to a licensed nurse.
- Use bed and chair alarms appropriately for fall prevention.
- Greet visitors and callers, determine the purpose of their visit or call, and direct them to appropriate staff.
- Facilitate admissions, discharges, and transfers in collaboration with other staff.
- Assemble, clean, sheet, and tear down medical records.
- Operate office and unit equipment, including nurse-call systems, fax machines, scanners, photocopiers, computer systems, telephone systems, and telemetry equipment.
- Enter orders accurately and promptly.
- Perform clerical and administrative functions, including ordering and maintaining supply inventory.
- Perform equipment quality checks, including checks on crash carts and transport monitors.
- Provide rehabilitative nursing care under the direction of a licensed nurse and in coordination with other health team members.
- Perform bedside shift reports at the beginning and end of shifts.
- Follow policies and procedures for fall safety, wound prevention, and prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries.
- Care for restrained patients and monitor their safety as directed by the licensed nurse.
- Use equipment and supplies cost-consciously and follow personal-protection and infection-control practices.
- Set up equipment such as oxygen, portable x-ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles.
Benefits
- Competitive base pay
- Matching retirement programs
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee discounts, including car rental and cell-phone plans
- Employer-paid long-term disability, life, and AD&D insurance
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Education Assistance Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Discounted cafeteria meals
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Service Recognition program
- Voluntary life, AD&D, short-term disability, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
