Compassionate Patient Care Technician

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center; West Burlington (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide basic patient care under nurse supervision across adult, medical/surgical, geriatric and telemetry units.

You will assist with ADLs, monitor vitals, transport patients, and support wound prevention and safety practices while documenting care in the medical record. CNA training and recent healthcare exposure are preferred.

Qualifications

• Completion of C.N.A. course (or complete within four months of hire date) Required or
• Completion of C.N.A course if currently in high school Required
• Computer experience Required
• Health care experience within the last five years Preferred

Responsibilities

• Answer patients' call lights in a timely manner and address requests or reports to a coworker to fulfill the request.
• Perform skin assessment and report abnormal results to licensed nurse in a timely manner.
• Perform activities of daily living (ADL's).
• Maintain clean patient rooms and change linens, as appropriate.
• Collect and correctly label specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
• Deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
• Feed patients who are unable to feed themselves.
• Observe patients' conditions, such as measuring and recording intake and output and vital signs; report changes to professional staff in a timely manner.
• Provide patients with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.
• Transport patients to treatment units, using a wheelchair or stretcher.
• Turn and reposition patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent pressure ulcers.
• Proactively monitors patients for safety and communicates to licensed nurse the need for any monitoring devices (alarms).
• Consistently uses patient safety devices.
• Document activities performed in the medical record in an accurate and timely manner.
• Perform blood glucose monitoring and report abnormal results to licensed nurse in a timely manner.
• Perform quality monitoring as directed: BGM, etc.
• Appropriate use of bed/chair alarms for fall prevention.
• Greet visitors and callers to ascertain purpose of visit or call, and direct them to appropriate staff.
• Facilitate admissions, discharges and transfers in collaboration with other staff.
• Operate office equipment such as: nurse call, fax, scanners, photocopier, computer system, telephone system, telemetry.

Skills

Computer experience

Health care experience

Education

C.N.A. course

Job description

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide basic patient care under nurse supervision across adult, medical/surgical, geriatric and telemetry units.

You will assist with ADLs, monitor vitals, transport patients, and support wound prevention and safety practices while documenting care in the medical record. CNA training and recent healthcare exposure are preferred.