Patient Care Tech Medical Surgical Trauma

Job Description:

A Patient Care tech has accountability for providing care to patients in a hospitalc setting. This will involve caring for patients with acute and chronic needs in the Medical Surgical Trauma Department.

The surgical trauma unit specializes in the care of post-surgical patients and the care of trauma patients. The caregivers are very team oriented, always willing to help each other.  

This is a night shift position 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. and requires a current Colorado CNA license

Scope

• Responds to patient care needs by answering call lights, assisting patients with hygiene care, obtaining vital signs, and communicating constructively, effectively and timely with members of the care team.

• Performs 12-lead EKG duties commensurate with the level of training received and competency.

• Apply, check and document restraints as directed by the RN or physician.

• Performs wound care, stoma care, and specimen collection.

• Performs equipment and tube care/management e.g. JPs, hemovacs and nasogastric tubes, and Foley removal.

• Assists with patient transfers, admissions and discharges as directed and in compliance with the principles of safe patient handling.

• Orders and maintains office and patient care floor stock/supplies.

• Performs the duties of unit secretary. Maintains patient charts, responds to phone calls, maintains daily assignment board, provides equipment care/cleaning, performs errands associated with patient care and provides accurate information about the patient with interdisciplinary team.

• Assist physicians and RNs as directed.

• Promotes the mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health and abides by Service Behavior Standards.

• Demonstrates and adheres to the standards of infection prevention.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• May be required to float to other departments (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need.

• May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.

Minimum Qualifications

Required

• Certification as a Nursing Assistant (CNA) in the state of practice

• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) certification upon hire or obtained within 60 days of hire with prior approval

Preferred

• 1+ years of previous experience in a health care setting

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Apply technical skills and experience gathering patient data and performing patient care tasks such as weight, height, vitals, intake/output measures, EKGs, and specimen collection.

• Be willing to provide personal hygiene, dressing, nutrition, activity, elimination and other treatments.

• Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Regular attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled business hours or scheduled shifts is required.

• Ability to work nights and/or weekends is required for identified positions.

Physical Requirements:

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies

Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weigh