Patient Care Technician - IRL Podiatry Clinic

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Iowa River Landing Podiatry Clinic is seeking a 100% Patient Care Technician. Under direct supervision, assists the members of the nursing team in provision of multiple types of patient care in in-patient and out-patient care areas. Their work requires familiarity with a wide variety of nursing procedures used in delivering patient care. Duties may involve the use of electronic word/data processing equipment and/or conventional office equipment. University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. ® University of Iowa Health Care–Iowa River Landing offers the world-class, academic-level medicine you expect from UI Health Care in a convenient medical office building that makes visiting the doctor a pleasant experience. Our pledge at UI Health Care–Iowa River Landing is that our patients will receive the best possible care in a friendly, compassionate, efficient way. Benefits Highlights: Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans For more information about Why Iowa?, click here

Requirements

Ability to read, write and follow instructions.

Nice To Haves

Medical Terminology
Public Contact/Customer Service
Previous clerical experience, including patient telephone calls, prior authorizations, medical record coordination, lab result entering/editing, faxing, etc.
Previous experience working in an ambulatory clinic

Responsibilities

Independently obtain and record vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.
Performs simple diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as dressing changes, collecting specimens, applying binders, braces, etc.
Performs special duties as taught and directed by the nurse in charge including but not limited to phlebotomy, ECG lead/12 lead placement, and brace/pin site cares.
Assists patients with ambulation as needed.
Transports equipment, specimens, and supplies including instrument handling.
Cleans areas per designated guidelines and standards demonstrating proper use of approved disinfectants and cleaning products.
Stock and supply patient rooms.
Prep clinics in advance including reviewing previous notes and documenting last PCP appt date.
Maintaining instrument counts.
Float to other clinical areas within IRL.