TECH- ED

United Regional•Wichita Falls, TX

About The Position

Under the direction and supervision of a Registered Professional, the TECH- ED provides personal care to hospital patients from infant through geriatric age. The role combines patient care, clerical work, and phlebotomy, and requires effective communication, sound judgment, time management, and proficiency in the cognitive and psychomotor skills needed for job performance. The position involves extensive standing and walking, lifting and handling patients and objects, irregular hours, stressful conditions, and some exposure to communicable disease or bodily fluids.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
CPR certification.
Ability to perform clerical responsibilities, patient care responsibilities, and phlebotomy.
Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
Ability to 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.
Full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients; manual and finger dexterity; and eye-hand coordination.
Ability to stand and walk for extensive periods.
Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds and push and pull heavy objects.
Corrected vision and hearing within the normal range.
Ability to work under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
Ability to work with some exposure to communicable disease or bodily fluids.

Nice To Haves

Certification as a Nursing Assistant or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Provide personal care, including assisting patients with undressing, elimination, activities of daily living, mobility, positioning, transfers, ambulation, and transportation.
Assist with patient menus and meal service; feed patients as needed and record meal intake.
Use appropriate equipment and supplies, avoid waste, report broken equipment or unsafe conditions, and document items requiring repair.
Stock and clean supply areas and nutrition stations.
Follow hospital and safety policies and procedures; respond promptly to patient call-lights; assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges; observe and report changes in patient condition or unusual events; support team members and seek assistance when needed.
Collect and transport laboratory specimens, retrieve blood or blood products from the lab, and obtain supplies or equipment from CS.
Perform selected patient treatments under RN direction and in accordance with hospital and nursing division policies, such as enemas, sitz baths, and application of ice packs or K-pads.
Perform technical skills when competency has been verified through educational checkoffs or precepted orientation, including 12-lead EKGs and remote monitoring, Foley catheter insertion and care and specimen collection, BBG, peripheral venipuncture, saline lock starts (flushed by licensed staff), and postmortem care.
Perform clerical duties at the nurses’ station, including answering the intercom, directing information to appropriate staff, relaying pertinent information to nursing personnel, assembling and maintaining medical records, ordering and recording supplies, and using computer systems effectively.
Routinely perform phlebotomy duties.
Keep the charge nurse informed of routine and unusual events.
Assist with the peer evaluation process when requested.
Perform other tasks and responsibilities as necessary.