Unit Tech Level I

DRISCOLL HEALTH PLAN•Corpus Christi, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family. Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below. JD Attached HOURS: 4 days a week, 10 hours per day / Friday - Monday, 7AM - 5:30PM GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB: To provide general clerical, equipment and patient care support to patient care units. ESSENTIALS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required. Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times. Adheres to hospital policies and procedures. Demonstrates personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines. Driscoll Children’s Hospital and its specialty centers, urgent care centers, and after-hours facility serve a vast area covering 31 South Texas counties. The hospital is a 191-bed tertiary care center offering 32 medical and 13 surgical specialties. Combined with our non-profit, community-based Health Plan, Driscoll Health System is an exceptional workplace for anyone with a big heart and a drive for success. Smiles, hugs and a soothing touch are as much a part of Driscoll’s approach to treating children as is its advanced medical treatments and technologies. The core values at Driscoll Heath System are: Compassion, Advocacy, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. These values are exemplified through every position - from treating the most critical patients hands-on, to maintaining a clean environment, to keeping the organization running from behind the scenes. We invite you to learn about Driscoll’s rich history and explore the laidback lifestyle South Texas has to offer.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR) continuously maintained. May onboard with AHA or Red Cross CPR and then transition to AHA upon first renewal.

Responsibilities

Clerical duties: respond to communication devices such as phone/vocera/call bells, able to complete basic entries and communication orders into the electronic medical record.
Room/Patient care equipment management: stocks supplies, checks for expiration dates, orders supplies, cleans equipment, cleans toys.
Infectious material exposure: transports blood borne pathogen or other patient specimens, picks up blood from blood bank and delivers to the unit; sprays surgical instruments with enzymatic cleanser and prepares/transports them for processing, packages or moves infectious waste containers for disposal; may provide in rooms support for patients on airborne precautions.
Patients at risk for self-harm or harm to others: performs room safety check, performs non-clinical patient assistant role
Provide comfort care: direct patient contact/social interaction
Work closely with the Special Projects Assistant
Assist with payroll tasks for Operating Room staff
Oversee and verify surgical procedure charges for accuracy
Support various administrative tasks related to OR operations
Assist with scheduling of same-day surgeries
Transport patients as needed throughout the department
Take specimens to the lab accurately and promptly
Answer phones and manage incoming communication
Sit with patients in the holding room, offering support as needed
Assist with learning and eventually helping manage our emergency call-back system, which is used to page surgical teams back to campus for emergency surgeries