Patient Care Technician - 60% Rotating - North Liberty Emergency Department

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care’s Department of Emergency Medicine is hiring a 60% Patient Care Technician for the North Liberty Emergency Department. Under the direct supervision of Registered Nurses, the technician performs specific tasks to assist the Nursing team in providing patient care. Duties include performing EKGs throughout the Emergency Department and hospital; setting up rooms for patient admission; cleaning equipment, patient bedside areas, and the nursing unit; transporting patients by bed, cart, or wheelchair; stocking patient rooms and the nursing unit; and performing basic CPR as required. The technician also maintains patient confidentiality, assists with bedpans, urinals, and perineal cleansing, provides personal hygiene care, turns, positions, and ambulates patients, takes temperature, pulse, and blood pressure, enters daily patient record charting in a computer, and transports equipment, specimens, and supplies. The position is located at the Medical Center North Liberty in North Liberty, Iowa. The schedule consists of rotating day, evening, and night shifts, including weekend and holiday rotations as assigned. This is a 60% position. The North Liberty Campus is a 469,000-square-foot facility with outpatient, inpatient, and surgical services, including an emergency department, imaging center, laboratory, physical therapy, and retail pharmacy.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and follow instructions.

Nice To Haves

Direct patient-care experience.
Work experience in a health care environment.
Strong written communication skills.
Customer service experience.
Certified Nursing Assistant.
At least six months of recent Emergency Room experience and/or EMT-B certification.

Responsibilities

Perform EKGs throughout the Emergency Department and hospital.
Set up rooms for patient admission.
Clean equipment, patient bedside areas, and the nursing unit.
Transport patients by bed, cart, or wheelchair.
Stock and supply patient rooms and the nursing unit.
Perform basic CPR as required.
Maintain patient confidentiality.
Assist patients with bedpans, urinals, and perineal cleansing.
Provide personal hygiene care, including bathing, toileting, feeding, dressing, grooming, and oral care.
Turn, position, and ambulate patients.
Take patients’ temperature, pulse, and blood pressure.
Enter daily patient record charting in a computer.
Transport equipment, specimens, and supplies.