ICU Tech (CNA, EMT or Paramedic)

Paycom; Jackson (WY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

SJH is seeking a part-time night nurse aide to provide age-appropriate care across patient populations in a hospital setting. You will assist with admissions, monitor vital signs, and support daily living activities under the supervision of the Charge Nurse.

Responsibilities include basic telemetry monitoring, wound care, and ensuring patient safety and comfort while maintaining confidentiality and adherence to hospital policies.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Certified Nursing Aide, EMT Basic or Paramedic course and Basic Dysrhythmia training within 6 months of hire.
• Basic computer skills and strong interpersonal, phone and customer service abilities.
• Preferred: One year acute care experience or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Record vital signs and monitor basic arrhythmias.
• Provide morning and evening patient care and daily living activities.
• Prepare patient rooms and assist with meals and feeding as needed.
• Transport patients and handle patient belongings with confidentiality.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service skills

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course

EMT Basic course

Paramedic course

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Jackson, WY 83001, Position Type: Part Time, Salary Range: $23.84 - $33.38 Hourly, Job Shift: Nights, Job Category: Other Clinical, Job Summary

Under the supervision and/or direction of the Charge Nurse, provides age appropriate care to preemie, neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient population. Provides assistance in accordance with the methods and procedures of the hospital. Responsible for unit clerk/secretary duties, monitoring, recording of, and interpreting critical patient heart rates and basic arrhythmia. Adheres to and practices the SJH Corporate Compliance Program and participates in Performance Improvement activities.

Essential Functions

Patient Care

• Helps prepare patient room, bed, environment for patient admission, returning surgical patient, transfer or emergency patient.
• Initiates preliminary data such as weight, vital signs and monitor application.
• Assists in, and as necessary, accompanies patient in the admission, transfer and discharge procedures.
• Provides morning care (bed bath, changing bed linens, dressing patient) and evening care (back rubs, freshening bed linens, mouth care, etc.) and other general care as necessary throughout the day.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight, height and I and O measurements as directed.
• Assists with preoperative and postoperative care, such as positioning patient, lifting and turning patient, using proper body mechanics; applying, using equipment and ambulating patients as directed.
• Prepares patient for meals, distributes food trays, assists or feeds patient as needed.
• Helps RN to monitor telemetries; receives training to recognize heart rhythms.
• Provides care for patients in isolation, following appropriate techniques.
• Provides postmortem care as directed.
• Perform wound care once demonstrated competency
• Makes rounds of patients, anticipates needs and answers or responds to patient call lights and paging.
• Maintains, develops and updates skills to implement ideal care and service.

Other Duties

• Handles and cares for patient clothing and other personal property (including prosthetic devices, hearing aids, dentures, glasses, contact lenses, etc.) from admission to discharge.
• Transports patients to and from various areas when directed.
• Collects specimens and transports to proper areas as requested.
• Reports to the Charge Nurse any changes observed in condition or behavior of patients.
• Assists in maintaining a safe and clean environment by reporting equipment that is out of order, reporting other problems to management.
• Cleans equipment as assigned and keeps hallways clear.
• Establishes and maintains interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors and other personnel while assuring confidentiality of patient information.

Job Requirements

Minimum Education

• Completion of a Certified Nursing Aide, EMT Basic or Paramedic course, complete Basic Dysrhythmia course within 6 months of hire

Minimum Work Experience

• Basic computer skills. Good interpersonal, phone and customer service skills
• Preferred: One year acute care experience or equivalent.

Required Licenses

• Current WY CNA license, WY EMS or WY Paramedic provider license and BLS required at the time of hire. CPI required within 6 months of hire.

Functional Demands

Working Conditions

Hospital clinical areas. Frequent stressful and emergent situations. May need to float to other departments as directed. Must be on-site at the SJH campus or other facilities to fulfill the responsibilities of this role.

Physical Requirements

Irregular breaks and meals. Frequent lifting and moving patients and equipment. 80% of the time walking and standing. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. Intermittent bending, stooping, twisting, sitting, pushing and pulling. Some computer and telephone use.

Direct Reports: None

Reports to: Clinical Manager RN ICU

Internal and External Contacts: All hospital employees, patients, visitors, physicians, public and community agencies.

Leadership Capabilities

Patient Focus

• Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of patients
• Gets firsthand patient feedback and uses it for improvements
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with patients and gains their trust and respect

Initiative

• Doesn’t wait for others to tell him/her what to do; sees a problem or opportunity & immediately starts moving to address it
• Finds his/her own motivation for completing work and accomplishing goals

Composure

• Remains calm when times are tough
• Maintains balance when the unexpected happens

Time Management

• Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently
• Concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities
• Gets more done in less time than others