Night Shift Patient Care Tech - CNA (Medical Unit)

Great River Health; Burlington (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Education assistance

Job summary

Great River Health is seeking a Patient Care Technician for West Burlington, IA. This part-time role covers 11:30pm–7:00am with every-other-weekend and holiday rotation, supporting adult, medical/surgical, geriatric and telemetry patients under a licensed nurse.

Responsibilities include bedside shift reports, patient safety, ADLs, specimen labeling, and blood glucose monitoring. Requires completion of CNA course (or within four months), computer skills, and prior healthcare exposure preferred.

Qualifications

• Completion of C.N.A. course or complete within four months of hire date.
• Computer experience required.
• Healthcare experience within the last five years preferred.

Responsibilities

• Answer patients' call lights in a timely manner and address requests.
• Perform skin assessment and report abnormal results to licensed nurse.
• Perform activities of daily living (ADL’s).
• Maintain clean patient rooms and change linens as appropriate.
• Collect and correctly label specimens (urine, feces, sputum).
• Deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
• Feed patients who are unable to feed themselves.
• Observe patients' conditions and record intake/output and vital signs; report changes to staff.
• Provide help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.
• Transport patients to treatment units using wheelchair or stretcher.
• Turn and reposition patients to prevent pressure ulcers.
• Document activities in the medical record accurately and timely.
• Perform blood glucose monitoring and report abnormal results.
• Operate office equipment (nurse call, fax, scanners, photocopier, computer system, telephone, telemetry).
• Facilitate admissions, discharges and transfers with staff.
• Accurate and timely order entry.
• Perform various clerical and administrative functions.
• Quality checks on equipment (e.g., crash cart).
• Mandatory reporters for dependent adult and child abuse in Iowa.

Skills

Computer experience

Healthcare experience

Answer call lights

Education

C.N.A. course

Tools

Nurse call system

Telemetry

Job description

Great River Health is seeking a Patient Care Technician for West Burlington, IA. This part-time role covers 11:30pm–7:00am with every-other-weekend and holiday rotation, supporting adult, medical/surgical, geriatric and telemetry patients under a licensed nurse.

Responsibilities include bedside shift reports, patient safety, ADLs, specimen labeling, and blood glucose monitoring. Requires completion of CNA course (or within four months), computer skills, and prior healthcare exposure preferred.