CTA - Care Team Associate - Surgical Transplant - Days

oumedicine; Oklahoma City (OK); Vor Ort; USD 28.000 - 36.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

PTO

401(k)

Medical and dental plans

Zusammenfassung

OU Medicine is seeking a Care Team Associate in the Surgical/Transplant department for day shifts. Under the supervision of an RN, you will perform routine patient care tasks and support the care team in delivering timely, high-quality services.

Candidates should have a HS diploma or GED and no prior experience is required. BLS certification is required at hire, and the role involves assisting with procedures, taking vital signs, and ensuring patient comfort and safety.

Qualifikationen

• HS Diploma or GED required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association required upon hire.

Aufgaben

• Monitor patient health status under RN supervision and update care plan.
• Carry out physician and nursing orders as directed by the RN.
• Take and record vital signs (BP, temp, pulse, weight).
• Perform blood glucose monitoring and telemetry setup.
• Set up and discontinue telemetry monitors; collect specimens as directed.
• Apply sterile dressings and manage sutures/drains; perform sterile procedures.
• Assist with admissions, discharges and transfers; transport patients as needed.
• Keep patient rooms clean and stocked; assist with restocking supplies.

Kenntnisse

Basic nursing skills

Communication

Follow instructions

Teamwork

Ausbildung

HS Diploma or GED

Jobbeschreibung

Position Title:

CTA - Care Team Associate - Surgical Transplant - Days

Department:

Surgical/Transplant

Job Description:

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

Essential Responsibilities

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

• 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 action 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.

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 re quired upon hire.

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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