Tech- Ed

United Regional•Wichita Falls, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction and supervision of a Registered Professional, provides personal care to hospital patients ranging from infants to geriatric patients. The role includes patient care, clerical responsibilities, and phlebotomy, while following hospital and nursing policies and procedures. The position requires effective communication, sound judgment, time management, and the ability to work under stressful conditions and irregular hours.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
CPR certification required.
Ability to perform clerical responsibilities, patient care responsibilities, and phlebotomy.
Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions, recognize problems, and report them using sound judgment.
Reading, writing, speaking, and basic addition and subtraction skills.
Proficiency in the cognitive and psychomotor skills required for job performance.
Good time-management skills and productive use of time.
Effective verbal and written communication in English.
Ability to meet physical requirements, including full body motion, patient handling and lifting, manual and finger dexterity, eye-hand coordination, extended standing and walking, and lifting and carrying items up to 50 pounds and pushing or pulling heavy objects.
Corrected vision and hearing within the normal range.
Ability to work under stressful conditions and irregular hours, with some exposure to communicable disease or bodily fluids.

Nice To Haves

Certification as a Nursing Assistant or equivalent is desired.

Responsibilities

Provides personal care, including undressing patients, assisting with elimination, activities of daily living, movement, positioning, transfers, ambulation, and transportation.
Assists with patient menus and food trays, feeds patients as needed, and records meal intake.
Uses appropriate equipment and supplies, avoids waste, reports broken equipment or unsafe conditions, and documents repair needs through work orders or the work log.
Stocks and cleans supply areas and nutrition stations.
Follows hospital and safety policies and procedures; responds promptly to patient call-lights; and assists with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Observes patient condition and promptly reports concerning signs, symptoms, or unusual occurrences.
Assists team members, seeks assistance when needed, collects and transports laboratory specimens, retrieves blood and blood products from the lab, and obtains supplies and equipment from CS.
Performs selected patient treatments under the direction of the RN, such as enemas, sitz baths, and application of ice packs or K-pads.
May perform technical skills for which competency has been verified, including 12-lead and remote-monitor EKGs, Foley catheter insertion and care, specimen collection, BBG, peripheral venipuncture, saline-lock starts (flushed by licensed staff), and postmortem care.
Performs nurse-station clerical duties, including answering the intercom promptly and relaying information to the appropriate staff member for follow-through.
Relays pertinent information to appropriate nursing personnel and assembles and maintains medical records according to hospital policy.
Orders and records supplies in a timely manner and maintains effective, efficient computer skills.
Routinely performs phlebotomy duties.
Keeps the charge nurse informed of routine and unusual events.
Assists with the peer evaluation process as requested.
Performs other tasks and responsibilities as necessary.