Medical Surgical Technician (PRN) Emergency Services

McLeod Health; Little River (SC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

McLeod Health is seeking a Medical Surgical Technician in Little River, South Carolina. The successful candidate will maintain a professional image while ensuring excellent customer relations with patients, visitors, and staff.

Key responsibilities include maintaining hygiene, assisting with care interventions, and ensuring patient safety. Applicants must have a High School Diploma, GED, and Basic Life Support certification. This role offers an opportunity to work in a caring environment focused on patient comfort and safety.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Basic Life Support certification is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Exhibit excellent customer relations to patients and visitors.
• Recognize patients' signs of growth and development.
• Maintain hygiene and cleanliness of patients and the environment.
• Promote a safe and comfortable environment for patients.
• Assist with nutritional and hydration interventions.
• Communicate patient data to the interdisciplinary team.
• Collect and record patient-related data through care tasks.
• Set goals for professional growth.
• Use health and safety protocols to protect patients and staff.
• Perform general transportation and courier duties as directed.
• Ensure confidentiality of patient records.
• Perform standard room checks and medication safety assessments.

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Basic Life Support certification

Job description

Position: SM1721231357
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Responsibilities

• Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values.
• Recognizes the normal signs (growth and development of aging) of the patient population served. Understands the requirements of assessment, treatment and care of the specific age group(s).
• Initiates and maintains the hygiene/cleanliness of the patients, the patient’s environment, and the unit environment.
• Promotes and fosters an environment of comfort and safety for patients and visitors.
• Performs or assists with performing nutritional/hydration interventions.
• Identifies and communicates appropriate patient data to members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Collects and records patient related data through the performance of direct care tasks.
• Demonstrates continued professional growth through setting goals and participating in evidence based tasks.
• Utilizes appropriate health and safety to protect both the patient and staff.
• Performs general transportation and courier duties as directed.
• Respect confidentiality of patient records/facility operations. Uses discretion when discussing patient matters.
• Performs standard room checks (stocking of gloves, changing needle boxes, assessing call light function).
• Understands and recognizes appropriate storage and safety of medications (such as large volume IV's, alcohol, saline, medications in prepackaged kits).

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• Basic Life Support certification

We are an equal opportunity employer.