Unit Technician - PRN (32012)

The Specialty Alliance; Thibodaux (LA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

GI Alliance is seeking an experienced Unit Technician to support nursing staff in patient transport, room setup, and equipment stocking. Duties include moving patients, maintaining recovery beds, and ensuring supplies are ready for procedures and admitting areas.

The role emphasizes physical stamina, ability to follow instructions, and adherence to safety procedures in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent. BLS certificate encouraged.
• Experience: Three to six months’ related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to their cars.
• Transport patients from admitting to procedure rooms.
• Clean and make recovery beds when they become vacant and transport to admit.
• Monitor sharps containers in the admit/recovery area for fullness.
• Empty the linen baskets when full.
• Keep nurses station stocked with patient education pamphlets and other essential papers for use by nursing staff.
• Keep IV cart stocked in admit and recovery.
• Clean blood pressure cuffs and stock admit/recovery bays every day.
• Assist with unpacking supplies if time allows.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Reading

Writing

Speaking clearly

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

BLS certificate encouraged

Tools

Computers

Phones

Photocopiers

Fax machines

Job description

GI Alliance is seeking an experienced Unit Technician.

Position purpose

Responsible for performing ancillary duties dictated by the nurse, coordinator or Director that assist the medical staff in providing quality care to our patients in a professional efficient manner.

Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Transport patients to their cars.
• Transport patients from admitting to procedure rooms.
• Clean and make recovery beds when they become vacant and transport to admit.
• Monitor sharps containers in the admit/recovery area for fullness.
• Empty the linen baskets when full.
• Keep nurses station stocked with patient education pamphlets and other essential papers for use by nursing staff.
• Keep IV cart stocked in admit and recovery.
• Clean blood pressure cuffs and stock admit/recovery bays every day.
• Assist with unpacking supplies if time allows.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education: High school diploma or equivalent. BLS certificate encouraged.

Experience: Three to six months’ related experience preferred.

Additional Qualifications: N/A

Performance Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, and 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.
• Language Skills.
• Ability to read, and interpret documents such as encounter forms, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak clearly.
• Reasoning Ability.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Physical Demands.
• Requires substantial standing, sitting, bending, lifting, pushing and walking for extended periods of time.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equipment Operated

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Work Environment

This job operates in professional office environments.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

GI Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming, and equitable work environment. Our company values and celebrates the diversity of our physicians, staff and patients. We firmly believe our service is greatly enriched by our diversity of thought, experience, perspective, culture, and background.

Please Note: All job offers are contingent on the successful completion of pre-employment criminal history check.

NOTE: ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL FOR CONSIDERATION.

No phone calls or agencies, please.

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