Wound Care Tech - BACU

Parkland Health and Hospital System • Dallas, TX

122d

About The Position

Interested in a career with both meaning and growth? Whether your abilities are in direct patient care or one of the many other areas of healthcare administration and support, everyone at Parkland works together to fulfill our mission: the health and well-being of individuals and communities entrusted to our care. By joining Parkland, you become part of a diverse healthcare legacy that’s served our community for more than 125 years. Put your skills to work with us, seek opportunities to learn and join a talented team where patient care is more than a job. It’s our passion. The primary purpose of this position is to provide wound care to patients to decrease complications, speed healing time, and assist in maximum recovery for patients.

Requirements

• Must have completed or hold one of the following: Two (2) years of experience in a Med/Surg environment, a formal nurse aide course, a current certified nurse aide registry, a medical assistant course, a current medical assistant certificate, a patient care technician course, a current patient care technician certificate, or must be a currently enrolled in an accredited school of professional nursing and must have documentation of basic fundamentals of nursing from the school.
• Must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Previous experience as a wound care technician preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR HeartSaver (First Aid/CPR/AED) required from one of the following: American Heart Association, American Red Cross Rescuer, Military Training Network.

Responsibilities

• Assist with wound care.
• Perform specified patient care activities, under the direction of a licensed medical provider, including providing basic hygiene care, unsterile treatments, taking vital signs, and range of motion exercises.
• Lift, ambulate, and feed patients in accordance with the provision of patient centered/patient valued care, while providing optimal care services to patients and their families.
• Serve as a patient advocate by responding to a patient’s needs and special requests.
• Maintain open communication, and honor patient’s rights and confidentiality, while providing optimal service to patients and their families.
• Demonstrate wound care to patients and family members in collaboration with the licensed medical provider.
• Maintain, update, and utilize knowledge of sanitation, infection control, safety, supplies and equipment usage to optimize customer care and services.
• Monitor conditions of patient environment and equipment, i.e. wheelchairs, bed rails, scales, floor conditions, and correct the condition and/or report the deficiencies or defects for immediate correction as appropriate.
• Monitor ongoing patient status, including wounds, and respond to a patient's change in condition by notifying and assisting nurses and other health team members in handling patient care needs.
• Escort patients to other areas, clean designated or special area, provide or request translation services when applicable, perform quality control checks, and deliver patient specimens when applicable in order to provide optimal patient care.
• Stock and distribute supplies, transport linens, and complete charge vouchers.
• Take responsibility for own professional growth and development by attending in-services and reading internal publications and integrate this knowledge as appropriate to the job.
• Maintain a positive working relationship with staff, patients, family members, and physicians to ensure the patient receives the best possible care.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable rules, regulations, policies, laws, and guidelines that impact the Wound Care area.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees