PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN - MICU

Aultman Health Foundation; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Aultman Health Foundation is seeking a Part-time Patient Care Technician for the day shift. You will assist the patient care team under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, performing direct patient care and basic clinical tasks in Cerner documentation.

Responsibilities include ADLs, specimen collection, simple tests, EKGs, and patient transfers. The role requires BLS, a high school diploma, and reliable attendance in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• High School graduate required.
• AHA Healthcare Provider Training (BLS) required.
• Adheres to hospital attendance policy and punctuality.
• Basic computer skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to patient care team under the direction of an RN.
• Performs activities of daily living including ambulation, meals, feeding, baths/showers.
• Collects specimens and performs limited tests per physician orders and policy.
• Performs EKGs, Foley catheter removal, and bladder scans under RN guidance.
• Maintains safety initiatives including hourly rounding and fall prevention.
• Documents care provided in Cerner and assists with transports and transfers.
• Transports patients and delivers nourishments; updates refrigerator logs.
• Completes housewide mandatory education and maintains BLS certification.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team player

Education

High School diploma

AHA Healthcare Provider Training (BLS)

Job description

Part Time , Day Shift , 6a-2p, every other weekend, every other holiday

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Provides support to the patient care team, by performing direct patient care, under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Provides assistance, collects specimens, and performs limited tests per physician order according to established procedures and training.

RESPONSIBILITES AND EXPECTATIONS

• Supports other direct caregivers as needed, under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
• Performs activities of daily living including but not limited to:
• Ambulation
• Meal intake %
• Empties Foleys
• Transfers to chair/log roll
• Pass water
• Maintaining safety
• Heights and weights
• Feeds
• Answer call lights
• Baths/showers
• I&O’s and charting in Cerner
• Vital signs
• Preventative foam dressing
• Makes beds and performs other special housekeeping duties as may be directed. Distributes clean linen and collect dirty linen.
• Transports monitored and non-monitored assigned patients throughout all areas of the hospital as directed. Assists with patient transfers and discharges, including removal of equipment from patient rooms post-discharge.
• Assists patient with menu completion. Delivers nourishments to assigned patient; provides water, ice, and between meal dietary needs to patients; cleans/maintains patient refrigerator and updates refrigerator temperature log, as assigned.
• Cleans equipment/utility room and stocks rooms.
• Collects specimens and obtains blood glucose according to established procedures and per physician orders and policy. Arranges for transport of specimens to laboratory as appropriate.
• Performs EKGs, removal of Foley catheters, and bladder scans under the guidance of a registered nurse.
• Places patient on monitor telemetry leads, if applicable.
• Applies external devices (such as SCD’s, Pulse Oximetry, TPump/Aqua K pad, etc.) per physician order.
• Maintains safety initiatives including but not limited to: hourly rounding, answering lights, monitoring patients who are a high risk for falls, and may be asked to provide 1:1 bedside companionship for patients as indicated.
• Ability to maintain composure in high-pressure situations.
• Conveys an attitude of understanding, trust, and compassion for individuals.
• Commits to providing exceptional customer service to our patients and visitors. Commits to treating coworkers with respect and dignity and will follow our Non-negotiable Standards to promote a consistent positive experience for patients, employees and visitors.
• Documents care provided in Cerner.
• If applicable to the clinical unit, the applicant will have to demonstrate Monitor Transport Technician competency within the first 4-6 months and then annually after the initial completion of the Monitor Transport Technician class. The first 365 days requires demonstration of competency 3 times.
• Complete housewide mandatory education and maintains Basic Life Support Certification and any licensure if applicable.

Note: The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by the incumbent in this position. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of supervisors to assign additional tasks of a similar nature or level of responsibility.

BACKGROUND, EXPERIENCE, AND EDUCATION

• Education and Training
• High School graduate
• AHA Healthcare Provider Training is required (BLS)
• Adheres to the hospital attendance policy and will make every effort to consistently be punctual when reporting to work and during daily activities.
• Basic computer skills are required

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status

• Work Conditions
• Working hours vary according to departmental needs.
• Works under the direct supervision of an RN.
• Lunch periods will be assigned by the Charge RN.
• Requires full range of body motion which may include handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range
• May require exposure to communicable disease, body fluids, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, and other potentially hazardous conditions common to a clinical environment, such as risk of falls, strains, etc.
• Patient Care Technicians will be working weekend and holiday rotation and varied shifts per clinical unit area.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS ADDENDUM

PURPOSE :

Check all factors that are present as essential job requirements and check whether the factor is performed.

O = Occasionally = 0- 33% of the work shift or 0- 32 repetitions.

F = Frequently = 34-66% of the work shift or 32-200+ repetitions.

C = Constantly = 67-100% of the work shift or 200+ repetitions.

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