Clinical Care Technician, CCT (36 hrs/week) - Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)

It takes a lot of very smart, hard-working and talented people to provide the level of care that we give to our patients. Tufts Medical Center is an internationally respected academic medical center and we pride ourselves not only on the sophistication of the care we deliver, but the compassionate way in which we provide it. And that starts with our employees.

Schedule

This position is a rotating 36 hours/week and includes evening/night, weekend, and holiday rotation.

Job Description

The CCU is a 10 bed Adult Cardiac Critical Care Intensive Care Unit. Patients care for on this unit have advanced heart failure or cardiac disease and are in the CCU pre-transplant and/or post-transplant. This is a complex, high acuity unit.

The Clinical Care Technician works under the supervision of the professional nurse and collaborates to meet the needs of the patient within the scope of the role.  The clinical care technician assists in direct patient care, provides environmental support and facilitates patient safety on designated unit and other units as needed. The clinical care technician has successfully completed and maintains competencies in role specific skills. The clinical care technician provides an environment supportive of the patient and family centered model of care.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Skills Assists the professional registered nurse in the functional care of patients, ensuring efficient and patient centered care appropriate to the developmental age of the patient population. Performs delegated tasks and communicates all findings/concerns to the professional nurse.

• Provides, or assists patients with activities of daily living in a safe, efficient and respectful manner
• Greets patients, families, visitors and other staff utilizing the principles of Tufts Medical Center service standards
• Collects, records, and communicates the patient’s clinical data to the assigned nurse in a timely manner
• Prepares room for admission/transfer/discharge, assuring standardize equipment is ready for use
• Transports or accompanies patients as necessary to other areas of the hospital in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner
• Provides comfort measures such as positioning, changing linen, back rubs, etc. to patients in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner
• Maintains patient and family confidentially at all times
• Promotes patient activity by assisting with mobility and range of motion exercises as assigned
• Sets up for procedures as requested by nursing/medical staff
• Cleans and discards used equipment and supplies following procedures
• Collects specimens and performs specimen testing, while maintaining Standard Precautions; prepares specimens for the lab
• Responsible for care of biomedical equipment, checking par levels and working order for BP cuffs, EKG cables, leads, oximeter cables, etc. Sends malfunctioning equipment to Medical Engineering per established procedure
• Cleans wounds and applies DSD after wound is assessed by nurse
• Performs 12 lead EKG
• Connects monitoring equipment to patient under the direction of the nurse
• Cares for patient belongings. Completes belongings list
• Primes intravenous tubing with solution containing no medication
• Responds to patient and family requests promptly, seeking nurse’s supervision as needed
• Assists with patient care procedures as directed by the nurse, using proper body mechanics and ensuring patient dignity
• Performs and documents patient’s admission, transfer, and discharge tasks as requested by the nurse
• Acts as a sitter as requested by the nurse, adhering to the sitter guidelines, to ensure patient safety at all times
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients being cared for
• Answers call lights and seeks appropriate personnel/action
• Performs hourly rounding per established guidelines
• Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed
• Promotes quality, safety, regulatory and patient and family satisfaction

Communication and Collaboration: The clinical care technician contributes to a positive work environment by maintaining open communications