Unit Tech Level III ER

driscoll; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Driscoll Health in Edinburg, TX seeks a Nurse Aide/Medical Assistant to provide general clerical and patient care support on patient care units. Responsible for EMR entries, room and equipment management, and assisting the Transport team during procedures.

The role includes basic monitoring, specimen handling, and adherence to confidentiality and hospital policies. CPR/NCI certification is required or will be pursued upon hire.

Qualifications

• Nurse Aide or CMA/MA training preferred.
• Experience with EKG and/or Phlebotomy preferred.
• CPR certification (AHA/Red Cross) required or in training.

Responsibilities

• Perform clerical duties and respond to communications.
• Provide patient care support and equipment management.
• Maintain confidentiality and follow hospital policies.
• Assist with transport and room safety for at-risk patients.

Skills

Clerical tasks

Patient care support

EMR data entry

EKG

Education

Nurse Aide training

CMA/MA training

Tools

EMR system

EKG equipment

Job description

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below.

General Purpose of Job

To Provide general Clerical,equipment, and patient care support to patient care units.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.

Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.Demonstrates personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.

• Clerical duties: respond to communication devices such as phone/vocera/call bells, able to complete basic entries into the electronic medical record; records patient data in EMR, transcribes written orders
• Room/Patient care/Equipment management: stocks supplies, checks for expiration dates, orders supplies, cleans equipment, cleans toys;
• Infectious material exposure: transports blood borne pathogen or other patient specimens, picks up blood from blood bank and delivers to the unit; sprays surgical instruments with enzymatic cleanser and prepares/transports them for processing, packages or moves infectious waste containers for disposal; may provide in rooms support for patients on airborne precautions, assists with hazardous chemical decontamination
• Patient care support: measures, records and empties urine collection devices, empties bedpans/commodes,reinforces established education material or room orientation with patients/families; transports patients off unit for tests/procedures, discontinues Peripheral TV's, obtains Point of Care specimens and urine, wound, stool throat and nasal specimens; brings equipment and assists the Transport team at the helicopter pad, performs venipuncture, 12 Lead EKG tests, splint application
• Patients at risk for self-harm or harm to others: performs room safety check, performs non-clinical patient assistant role in addition to performs 1:1 supervision for at risk patients including patients in restraints (not hard restraints) and completes basic data collection and documentation

Education and/or Experience

• Nurse Aide, Certified Nurse Aide, Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Patient Care Technician School, EMT training
• Training or experience to perform EKG and/or Phlebotomy preferred

CERTIFICATES, LICENSURE, REGISTRATION

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR) continuously maintained. May onboard with AHA or Red Cross CPR and then transition to AHA upon first renewal.
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) within 6 months of hire and maintained continuously thereafter
• Nurse Aide, Certified Nurse Aide, Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Patient Care Technician School, Emergency Medical Technician
• Must obtain a national certification relevant to field within 1 years of completing orientation and continuously maintained ongoing.