Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

12 Hour Day Shift

Description:

Job Summary
 In accordance with the mission of Diley Ridge Medical Center, under the direction of a Registered
Nurse, the Multi-skilled Technician, will provide direct and indirect patient care, in an atmosphere
sensitive to each person’s physical, emotional, social & spiritual needs. Functions within the standards, policies, procedures and guidelines of the Organization. The scope of Multi-Skilled Technician’s role is to support clinical care in the Emergency Department, Inpatient Unit, Imaging Services area and Outpatient Draw Station.
 Functioning in the spirit of teamwork and cooperation, responsible and accountable for the delivery of care and services to patients served within the Medical Center campus, this may include acceptance of duties, responsibilities and / or special projects not specified within this Job Description.

Job Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
•  Education:   High  school  graduate  or  equivalency  preferred.
•  Successful  completion  of  an  approved  course(s) which  includes  basic  patient  
care  skills,  EKG,  and phlebotomy  preferred.
•  Experience:   Previous  patient  care  experience  and  /  or  technical education  in  
health-related  field  preferred.
•  Ability  to  work  under  pressure  and  receive  multiple  directions.
•  Demonstrates  effective  interpersonal,  verbal  &  written  communication  skills.
•  BLS,  healthcare  provider,  required.
•  Exhibits  a  community  and  customer  service  focus.

Job Relationships
Reports to:        Director  of  Patient  Care  Services,  Assistant  Clinical  Manager,  Charge  
Nurse  or  designee
Supervises:      N  /A
Job Responsibilities
Essential Responsibilities:
•  Service Excellence:
•  Exhibits  the  Service  Excellence  Behavior  Standards,  role  modeling  excellence  
for  all to  see.   For example:   demonstrates  friendliness  and  courtesy,  effective  
communication  creates  a  professional environment  and  provides  first  class  service.
•  Provides  for  periodic  rounding  on  patients  &  families,  providing  updates  and  
initiating  service recover on  identified  issues.
•  Clinical Practice – Routine Patient Care:
•  Under the  direction  of  an  RN,  or other  licensed  staff  member.
•  Delivers  patient  care for an  assigned  group  of  patients.  (Examples  include,  
but  are  not  limited  to: vital  signs,  I&O,  Height,  weight,  activities  of  daily  living,  
preparation  for  admission,  post-mortem care,  patient  transport  and  admission,  ensures  
security  of  patient  belongings.
•  Responds  to  patient  requests  in  a  timely  manner.
•  Clinical Practice – Technical Skills:
•  Under the  direction  of  an  RN,  or other  licensed  staff  member,  performs:
•  EKG  &  Monitor  lead  placement.
•  Phlebotomy.
•  Orthopedic  skills  (i.e.)  splinting,  crutch fitting,  gait  training.
•  Visual acuity,  eye  irrigation  &  equipment  set-up.
•  CLIA-waived  testing  (i.e.) point  of  care  glucose.
•  Collects  specimens  (i.e.)  throat,  urine,  stool,  sputum.
•  Wound  cleansing  &  application  of  a  sterile  dressing.
•  Suture  &  staple  removal.

•  Urinary  catheterization  &  Foley  care.
•  Suture  tray  set-up,  assisting  with  procedure.
•  Set-up  &  assisting  with  pelvic  exam.
•  Assisting  in  triage,  with  data  collection.
•  Assist  with  application  of  restraints.
•  Participates  as  a  team  member  in  hazardous  material  decontamination.
•  Documentation & Reporting:
•  Provides  accurate  and  complete  documentation  in  accordance  with  standards,  
policies,  procedures and  guidelines.
•  Completes  clothing  list.
•  Reports  observations  &  condition  changes  to  RN  and  /  or  physician  within  a  
timely  manner.
•  Captures  &  records  charges.
•  Safe Practice:
•  Practices  positive  patient  identification.
•  Completes  assigned  responsibilities  according  to  policies,  procedures,  &  
organizational  guidelines.
•  Initiates  appropriate  emergency  procedures.
•  Maintains  equipment  appropriate  to  the  care  environment.
•  Provides  for  a  safe  environment  for patients  (i.e.) side  rails,  patient  
positioning,  maintains  patient’s environment,  cleaning  patient  stretchers  &  rooms  between  
patient,  provides  post  procedure  clean- up,  returning  equipment  to  proper place,  monitors  
patients  who  require  direct  visualization  to  ensure self  protection  or prevent  elopement  
risk.