Clinical Care Tech, Surgical Day Care (SDC)

Heywood Medical Group; Gardner, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Heywood Medical Group is seeking a per diem Critical Care Tech to support Surgical Day Care and PACU, helping with patient flow, vitals, and routine specimens. Includes varied day/evening shifts with no holidays or weekends.

The role emphasizes aiding nurses, maintaining supply levels, and supporting pre/post-operative care in a dynamic perioperative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum Licenses and Certifications: AHA BLS Required.
• Minimum Work Experience: Medical Assistant, Nursing Assistant or Critical Care Tech (CCT), EMT experience required.

Responsibilities

• Works with departmental and healthcare teams to complete assignments.
• Maintains a clean and comfortable environment for patients and visitors.
• Prioritizes and reprioritizes work based on patient needs.
• Orders medical supplies and restocks for physicians and nurses.
• Assists physicians with treatments and procedures as requested.
• Assists in admission and discharge of patients to expedite care.
• Assists in collection of routine specimens.
• Transfers patients using appropriate techniques.
• Answers phones and schedules patients as requested.

Skills

PACU experience

Endoscopy experience

Self-direction

Flexibility

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

AHA BLS Certification

Job description

Overview

You Matter Here! Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!

Hours: per diem, Varied day and evening shifts. No Holidays or weekends

$18.50 - $28.28

Disclaimer:

We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.

Job Summary:

Primary role of a Critical Care Tech (CCT) in Surgical Day Care (SDC) and Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is to facilitate patient flow and care by assisting nurses and other perioperative staff. Such assistance includes, but is not limited to: turning rooms over, transporting patients, orders supplies to maintain appropriate supply levels obtaining VS as well as other diagnostic tests (such as FSBS, EKG, etc) as directed by an RN

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Works together with departmental and healthcare teams to complete assignments.
• Maintains a clean and comfortable environment for patients and visitors.
• Removes or arranges for removal of safety hazards from environment immediately to prevent potential safety hazards from occurring.
• Prioritizes and reprioritizes work based on the changing needs of the customers.
• Maintains established par levels of all medical supplies so that physicians and nursing staff have access to adequate supplies and materials.
• Orders all medical supplies for the clinical department, as well as, restocks shelves and files for physicians and nurses.
• Assists physicians with treatments and procedures as requested.
• Assists in the admission and discharge of patients to expedite care.
• Assists in the collection of routine specimens.
• Assists with the transfer of patients to and from other departments utilizing appropriate technique (i.e. body mechanics, transfer mattress).
• Assists the secretaries by answering phones, scheduling patients and filing, as requested.
• Observes reports and records non-invasive vital signs and intake and output as directed by the registered nurse and in accordance with Patient Care Service's Standards.
• Performs a variety of complex patient treatments and procedures according to standard policies and procedures.
• Physically prepares patients for and assists care providers with examinations and therapeutic procedures.
• Assists with pre and post- operative patient admission to the Surgical Day Care Unit.
• Performs pre-operative checklist verification.

Statement of Other Duties This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

FUNCTIONAL DEMANDSPhysical RequirementsExerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees), reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and feels (perceiving attributes of items as size, shape, temperature or texture by means of fingertips). Occasional crouches (bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine).

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONSBehavioral AttributesThe following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, flexibility, concern for order, initiative, self-confidence, self control, customer service orientation, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork and information seeking.

Qualifications

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required

Minimum Licenses and Certifications

• AHA BLS Required

Minimum Work Experience

• Medical Assistant, Nursing Assistant or Critical Care Tech (CCT), EMT experience required. Relevant education (such as CNA course or current enrollment in a nursing school) may qualify in lieu of experience.

Required Skills

• Positive attitude, flexibility and self-direction are a must.
• Prior experience in PACU, SDC or Endoscopypreferred.