Unit Tech Level II

Driscoll Children's Hospital • Corpus Christi, TX

7d

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. GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB: To provide general clerical, equipment and patient care support to patient care units. ESSENTIAL 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 accommodations 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. Clerical duties: respond to communication devices such as phone/voceru/call bells, able to complete basic entries into the electronic medical record; records patient data in EMR, transcribes written orders Room/Patient care/Equipment management: stocks supply, checks for expiration dates, orders supply, 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 Patient care support: measures, records and empties urine collection devices, empties bedpans/commodes, reinforces established education material or room orientation with patients/families; transports patients (no IV or Oxygen) off unit for tests/procedures, discontinues Peripheral IV’s, obtains Point of Care specimens and urine, wound, stool throat and nasal specimens. Patients at risk for self-harm or harm to others performs room safety check, performs non-clinical patient assistant in addition can perform 1:1 supervision for at risk patients including patients in restraints (not hard restraints) basic data collection and documentation. EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: ⎯ Graduate from a Nurse Aide School CERTIFICATES, LICENSURE, REGISTRATION: Nurse Aide Certification American Heart Association – Basic Life Support (BLS) obtained within prior to hire and maintained continuously thereafter. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) within 6 months of hire and maintained continuously thereafter

Requirements

• Graduate from a Nurse Aide School
• Nurse Aide Certification
• American Heart Association – Basic Life Support (BLS) obtained within prior to hire and maintained continuously thereafter.
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) within 6 months of hire and maintained continuously thereafter

Responsibilities

• Provide general clerical support to patient care units
• Provide equipment support to patient care units
• Provide patient care support to patient care units
• Respond to communication devices such as phone/voceru/call bells
• Complete basic entries into the electronic medical record
• Record patient data in EMR
• Transcribe written orders
• Stock supply
• Check for expiration dates
• Order supply
• Clean equipment
• Clean toys
• Transport blood borne pathogen or other patient specimens
• Pick up blood from blood bank and delivers to the unit
• Spray surgical instruments with enzymatic cleanser and prepares/transports them for processing
• Package or move infectious waste containers for disposal
• Provide in rooms support for patients on airborne precautions
• Measure, record and empties urine collection devices
• Empty bedpans/commodes
• Reinforce established education material or room orientation with patients/families
• Transport patients (no IV or Oxygen) off unit for tests/procedures
• Discontinue Peripheral IV’s
• Obtain Point of Care specimens and urine, wound, stool throat and nasal specimens
• Perform room safety check for patients at risk for self-harm or harm to others
• Perform non-clinical patient assistant in addition can perform 1:1 supervision for at risk patients including patients in restraints (not hard restraints) basic data collection and documentation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees