Patient Care Technician | 24 hours per week | Emergency Department

Great River Health•West Burlington, IA

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician provides basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse to adult, medical/surgical, geriatric, telemetry, cardiac, neonatal, infant, toddler, school-age, adolescent, and psychiatric patients. The role is scheduled for 24 hours per week, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., every other weekend, in the Emergency Department. The technician may have assignments in other units as directed by patient care needs and may perform clerical duties, including processing documents. The technician supports patient safety and comfort by assisting with activities of daily living, mobility, repositioning, feeding, specimen collection, and monitoring. The role includes observing and reporting patient condition changes, documenting care, using safety devices, and assisting with admissions, discharges, and transfers. The technician may also set up equipment and operate clinical and office equipment. Required training and certifications include completion of a CNA course (or completion within four months of hire, as applicable), CNA certification within 120 days, Iowa mandatory reporter training for dependent adult and child abuse within 180 days, and Emergency First Response and Choking within 90 days of hire. MOAB training is required within 12 months of hire, and restraint training is completed after hire.

Requirements

Completion of a C.N.A. course, or completion within four months of hire; high-school students must complete a C.N.A. course.
Certified Nursing Assistant certification within 120 days.
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.
Computer experience.
Emergency First Response and Choking training within 90 days of hire.
MOAB training within 12 months of hire.
Complete restraint training after hire.
Demonstrated accurate keyboarding proficiency and computer navigation skills.
Knowledge of basic math to calculate intake and output.

Nice To Haves

Health care experience within the last five years.

Responsibilities

Provide basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse.
Perform bedside shift reports at the beginning and end of shifts.
Follow policies and procedures to prevent patient falls and assist with 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 safety practices, including infection-control measures and use of lifts, gait belts, eye shields, and gloves.
Answer patient call lights promptly and address requests or relay them to a co-worker.
Perform skin assessments and promptly report abnormal results to the licensed nurse.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, feeding, walking, exercise, and moving in and out of bed.
Keep patient rooms clean and change linens as appropriate.
Collect and correctly label specimens, including urine, feces, and sputum; deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
Observe patients, measure and record intake and output and vital signs, and promptly report changes to professional staff.
Transport patients to treatment units by wheelchair or stretcher.
Turn and reposition patients, independently or with assistance, to prevent pressure ulcers.
Monitor patients proactively for safety, communicate monitoring-device needs to the licensed nurse, and use patient safety devices and bed/chair alarms appropriately.
Document activities accurately and promptly in the medical record.
Perform blood glucose monitoring and other quality monitoring as directed, and report abnormal results to the licensed nurse.
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.
Set up equipment such as oxygen, portable x-ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles.
Operate equipment and systems such as nurse call, fax, scanners, photocopiers, computers, telephones, and telemetry.
Perform clerical duties, including processing documents, as needed.
Remain flexible in unit assignment as directed by patient care needs.

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