Patient Care Tech - Med Surg Float Pool (0.9 Day/Eve)

Work Shift

Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

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

• Ensures 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.
• Provides safe and effective patient care under the supervision of the licensed nurse by performing tasks and support functions as delegated by department.
• Observes and communicates to the licensed nurse any changes in patient condition and pertinent information regarding the needs of the patient and/or significant others.
• Demonstrates 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.
• Organizes and prioritizes daily work, taking into account the needs of patients, families and other health care workers.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization of patient rooms and department work areas.
• Assists 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

Medical Surgical Float Pool

• Complete orientation and maintain skills/competencies from each of the following departments: Z31 SSOU, Z41 SIC, Z51 PMC, Z81 AIM and Z91 CSC.
• Demonstrates ability to observe, communicate and document patient activities.
• Promptly communicates patient needs significate events to health care.
• Professionally collaborates with the healthcare team regarding patient safety.
• Monitor patient safety by viewing patient through bedside camera.
• Monitor multiple patients at one time and redirecting through camera when necessary.
• Communicating to healthcare team if there are patient needs and urgent concerns.

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 Bachelor's in Nursing Degree program
  • first year student in an ADN program ­
  • comparable education, training and experience in the absence of successful completion of a CNA or Health Support Professional program

Licensure, Certification, Registration

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

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

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