Patient Care Tech FT Days Ortho Trauma

MercyOne Medical Group; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

MercyOne Medical Group in Des Moines, IA is seeking a Patient Care Tech to support clinical staff by delivering direct patient care and performing assigned tests and studies. You will work 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, with rotating weekends and holidays in a busy hospital setting.

The role involves assisting with personal care, monitoring vital signs, collecting specimens, and ensuring patient safety under supervision of RNs/LPNs. Prior BLS is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be 16 years of age.
• Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter – Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training within three months of hire.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certified within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Delivers assigned patient care and treatment as delegated by an RN or LPN.
• Performs activities including personal hygiene, bathing, ambulation, transporting, ROM, dressing, feeding, wound care, and elimination needs.
• Responds to patient calls and ensures safety through rounding, equipment checks and safe handling.
• Calculates intake/output, measures vitals, performs bedside glucose tests, and records entries.
• Initiates or assists with emergency measures (CPR) and post-mortem care.
• Sets up equipment, prepares patients for procedures/admissions/transfers, and discharges when appropriate.
• Monitors changes in condition and communicates observations to the nurse.
• Collects and labels specimens and maintains equipment.

Skills

Patient care

Safety

Communication

Team collaboration

Vital signs

Job description

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

12 Hour Day Shift

Description:

At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.

MercyOne Central Iowa sets the standard for personalized and radically convenient care in the Des Moines metro area and surrounding counties. MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, is the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and Iowa’s largest medical center, with 802 beds available. The hospital is one of the Midwest’s largest referral centers.

With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest employers.

Want to learn more about MercyOne Des Moines? Click here: Find a Location Des Moines, Iowa (IA), MercyOne Des Moines

Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire a Patient Care Tech.

As a Patient Care Tech at MercyOne, you will be supports the professional clinical staff by providing direct patient care and performing studies and tests as assigned. These duties may vary by shift or may be unit-specific.

Schedule:

• 12-hour shifts; 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM; Days; rotating weekends and holidays

General Requirements:

• Delivers assigned patient care and treatment as delegated by an RN or LPN.
• Performs or assists patients with activities including personal hygiene, bathing, ambulation, transporting, range of motion exercises, dressing/undressing, feeding, changing bandages, elimination needs, and emptying drainage devices.
• Responds to patient calls and anticipates patient needs. Assures patient safety and comfort through use of safe patient handling techniques, regular rounding, environmental maintenance, equipment maintenance, and other appropriate safety measures.
• Calculates intake and output (excluding IVs). Measures vital signs. Performs bedside blood glucose testing. Makes entries to patient health records as consistent with scope of job duties and in compliance with company policy.
• Initiates or assists with emergency support measures (i.e., cardiopulmonary resuscitation, protecting patient from injury).
• Performs post-mortem care.
• Sets up equipment and supplies for procedures. Prepares patients and rooms for procedures, admissions, and transfers. Discharges patients from system.
• Observes and reports information regarding any change in physical/mental condition, behavior, or status of the patient to the nurse.
• Collects and labels specimens.
• Sets up, operates, and maintains selected pieces of equipment.

Minimum Qualification:

• Must be 16 years of age.
• Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter – Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training within three (3) months of hire.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certified within six (