Compassionate Patient Care Tech - 12-Hour Day Shift

Trinity Health; Des Moines (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

MercyOne Health System in Des Moines, IA, is seeking a Patient Care Tech to support professional clinical staff with direct patient care and tests as assigned. The schedule features 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM with rotating weekends and holidays.

The role requires delivering patient care under RN/LPN supervision, assisting with activities of daily living, responding to calls, monitoring safety, and performing routine documentation and basic procedures.

Qualifications

• Must be 16 years of age.
• Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter – Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training within three (3) months of hire.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certified within six (6) weeks of hire.

Responsibilities

• Delivers assigned patient care and treatment as delegated by an RN or LPN.
• Performs or assists patients with activities including personal hygiene, bathing, ambulation, transporting, range of motion exercises, dressing/undressing, feeding, changing bandages, elimination needs, and emptying drainage devices.
• Responds to patient calls and anticipates patient needs. Ensures patient safety and comfort through safe patient handling, regular rounding, environmental maintenance, equipment maintenance, and other safety measures.
• Calculates intake and output (excluding IVs). Measures vital signs. Performs bedside blood glucose testing. Makes entries to patient health records in accordance with job duties and policy.
• Initiates or assists with emergency measures (CPR, protecting patient from injury).
• Performs post-mortem care and prepares patients and rooms for procedures, admissions, transfers; discharges patients from the system.

Job description

MercyOne Health System in Des Moines, IA, is seeking a Patient Care Tech to support professional clinical staff with direct patient care and tests as assigned. The schedule features 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM with rotating weekends and holidays.

The role requires delivering patient care under RN/LPN supervision, assisting with activities of daily living, responding to calls, monitoring safety, and performing routine documentation and basic procedures.