Care Team Associate - Post Trauma - Full-Time - Days

OU Health; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k)

Medical and dental plans

Job summary

OU Health is seeking a Care Team Associate - Post Trauma to join the Ortho/Trauma Unit. The role involves performing routine patient care tasks under the supervision of a registered nurse and following physician and nursing orders within scope.

Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, blood glucose, telemetry setup, specimen collection, sterile procedures, and assisting with admissions, discharges, and transports. HS Diploma or GED is required and BLS certification is mandatory.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED is required.
• No prior experience required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association required.
• CPCT or PCTC or AUA certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health status per RN supervision and implement the care plan.
• Carry out physician and nursing orders within scope.
• Record blood pressures, temperatures, pulse, and weight.
• Perform blood glucose monitoring.
• Set up and discontinue telemetry as directed.
• Collect specimens as directed.
• Apply sterile dressings and remove sutures, staples, or drains.
• Perform stomal care and oral suctioning.
• Respond to emergencies within scope as needed.
• Support admission, discharge and transfer processes.
• Transport patients as needed and assist with moving them.
• Keep patient rooms clean and stocked with supplies.

Skills

Vital signs & monitoring

Communication skills

Follow instructions

Team collaboration

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Position Title: Care Team Associate - Post Trauma - Full-Time - Days

Department: Ortho/Trauma Unit

Job Description:

Under general supervision of a regi stered nurse, performs routine tasks in patient care.

Essential Responsibilities

• Under general supervision of the RN and in collaboration with the patient and family, systematically and continually monitors the patient's health status and implements the plan of care.
• Carries out physician and nursing orders as directed by the RN that is within scope.
• Takes/records blood pressures, temperatures, pulse and weighs patients.
• Performs blood glucose monitoring.
• Sets up and discontinues telemetry monitor.
• Collects specimens as directed.
• Applies sterile dressings, removal of sutures, staples and/or drains. Performs all sterile procedures as assigned.
• Performs stomal irrigation and applies colostomy pouches.
• Performs oral suctioning.
• Takes emergency actions as needed and within scope.
• Performs all treatments and procedures as defined on initial skills checklist.
• Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient's condition or behavior to RN.
• Assists with admission, discharge and transfer process.
• Transports patients to and from various treatment centers when necessary; assists transporters in moving patients in and out of stretchers and wheelchairs.
• Keeps the patient's room in clean and orderly condition; makes beds, replaces soiled linen.
• Assists in restocking rooms with supplies and equipment as directed.
• When assigned to one patient as a safety attendant, provides care, observes the patient and does not leave the patient alone.
• May precept new CTAs.

General Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements

• HS Diploma or GED required.

Experience Requirements

• No experience required.

License/Certification/Registration Requirements

• Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required.
• Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT) OR Patient Care Technician (PCTC) OR Advanced Unlicensed Assistant (AUA) required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of basic nursing techniques and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to maintain effective working relations with others.

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