Patient Care Technician | 24 hours per week | Behavioral Health

Great River Health•Fort Madison, IA

About The Position

Provides basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse to patients in behavioral health and other listed populations, including adult, medical/surgical, geriatric, telemetry, cardiac, neonatal, infant, toddler, school-age, adolescent, and psychiatric patients. The role includes supporting patient safety, assisting with activities of daily living, monitoring and reporting patient conditions, and documenting care. Behavioral health duties include routinely interacting with patients individually and in groups, leading activities, observing behavior, supervising patients in assigned situations, and using crisis-intervention techniques when needed. The position is scheduled for 24 hours per week, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with a weekend rotation. Minimum hiring wage is $18.89 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
Completion of a C.N.A. course, or completion within four months of hire; high school students must complete a C.N.A. course.
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.
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

Provide basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse.
Perform bedside shift reports at the beginning and end of shifts.
Follow procedures to prevent falls and assist with wound prevention and prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries.
Care for restrained patients and monitor their safety as directed by a 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 coworkers.
Perform skin assessments and report abnormal findings to a licensed nurse promptly.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, feeding, walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.
Maintain clean patient rooms and change linens as appropriate.
Collect and correctly label specimens, including urine, feces, and sputum; deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
Observe patient condition, 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 help prevent pressure ulcers.
Monitor patients for safety, communicate the need for monitoring devices to the licensed nurse, and consistently use patient-safety devices, including bed and chair alarms for fall prevention.
Document care 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.
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.
Maintain unit supply inventory and perform clerical and administrative tasks, including accurate and timely order entry and assembling, cleaning, and tearing down medical records.
Operate office and patient-care equipment, including nurse-call systems, fax machines, scanners, photocopiers, computers, telephone systems, and telemetry equipment.
Perform equipment quality checks, including checks of crash carts and transport monitors.
In behavioral health, interact with patients individually and in groups and conduct activities related to health promotion, healthy living habits, activities of daily living, exercise, and leisure.
Observe, record, and communicate significant behavioral observations to nursing staff.
Supervise patients in special situations as assigned.
Use Non-Violent Crisis Intervention techniques when exposed to volatile patients to maintain safety for oneself, patients, and others.
Complete required abuse-reporting training, Emergency First Response and Choking training, MOAB training, and restraint training within the stated timeframes.

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 coverage
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 plans including life, AD&D, short-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, and hospital indemnity