Patient Care Tech - Pulmonary Medicine Center (0.2 Day/Eve)

Mercy Cedar Rapids; Baltimore (MD); Presencial; USD 21.000 - 34.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mercy is seeking a Patient Care Technician to support the nursing team in delivering patient-centered care. Under supervision of a licensed nurse, you will perform tasks and support functions essential to safe and effective care, ensuring clear communication during handoffs and throughout shifts.

You will document care in real time, maintain patient privacy, and assist in triage during emergencies while prioritizing patient comfort, safety, and dignity.

Formación

• Customer service and communication skills required.
• Ability to maintain patient privacy and HIPAA compliance.
• Experience supporting nursing staff and patient care tasks.

Responsabilidades

• Communicate with patients, families and co-workers at handoffs and other times.
• Ensure necessary information is shared for safe patient outcomes.
• Provide safe, effective patient care under supervision of licensed nurse.
• Observe changes in patient condition and report promptly to nurse.
• Document patient care accurately and in real time.
• Maintain patient privacy and protect confidential information.
• Assist with emergencies within scope of practice.
• Organize daily work considering patient and family needs.
• Keep patient rooms and department areas clean and organized.
• Identify quality improvement opportunities and support practice changes.

Conocimientos

Customer service

Communication

Team collaboration

HIPAA/privacy

Educación

High School diploma

CNA/Health Support program preferred

Associate degree in nursing (or in progress)

Descripción del empleo

Work Shift

Day/Evening

Scheduled Weekly Hours

8

Summary

This position supports Mercy’s philosophy of patient centered care by providing safe and effective patient care by performing tasks and support functions under the supervision of a Licensed Nurse. Patient Care Technicians may fulfill an expanded role by performing additional tasks and responsibilities as delegated by their department.

Job Description

Job Duties

• Ensure that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed.
• Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome
• Provide safe and effective patient care under the supervision of the licensed nurse by performing tasks and support functions as delegated by department
• Observe and communicate to the licensed nurse any changes in patient condition and pertinent information regarding the needs of the patient and/or significant others
• Demonstrate effective and age-appropriate communication as well as the ability to understand the needs of the patient including non-verbal communication, fears, anxieties and language/cultural barriers
• Maintains accurate and real time documentation of patient care provided
• Assures patient privacy by knocking on doors, closing curtains and protecting patient information
• Responds within scope of practice to emergencies and life-threatening conditions
• Demonstrates support for changes in practice designed to improve performance.
• Organize and prioritize daily work, taking into account the needs of patients, families and other health care workers
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of patient rooms and department work areas
• Assist in identifying quality improvement opportunities and demonstrate support for changes in practice designed to improve performance
• Ability to prioritize tasks, identify needs for changes in priorities and takes the initiative to recommend and implement changes in concert with their supervisor.
• Follows Mercy’s safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Department Specific Duties

Pulmonary Medicine Center:

• Assist with turning patients, skin and fall risk assessments and interventions
• Answer phones, make follow-up appointments for discharging patients
• Ambulate patients with the use of a gait belt

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Role Models exemplary customer service skills including verbal and non-verbal skills and proper phone etiquette
• Creates a welcoming environment for all healthcare team members.
• Demonstrates the ability to provide safe and effective patient care
• Must have the ability to remain focused in stressful situations and perform multiple tasks quickly.

Professional Experience

• Previous Patient Care Tech or Certified Nursing Assistant experience preferred

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred
• In addition, ONE of the following is preferred:
  • completion of a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) or Health Support Professional program
  • a minimum of 2 years in a baccalaureate program
  • one year in an Associate’s Degree in Nursing program
  • comparable education, training and experience in the absence of successful completion of a CNAor Health Support Professional program

Licensure, Certification, Registration

• Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support, in accordance with the American Heart Association required.
• Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse and Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training required. Employee must submit certification of completed training to Human Resources prior to start or transfer date.

Physical Requirements

Heavy: Exert 50-100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or 25-50 lbs. of force frequently

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

_ Mercy is an independent, community-based organization supporting the Cedar Rapids area for over 120 years. _

Mercy is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and therefore evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.