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Patient Care Technician | 36 hours per week | Medical Surgical UnitGreat River Health • Fort Madison, IA, United States
Patient Care Technician | 36 hours per week | Medical Surgical Unit

Patient Care Technician | 36 hours per week | Medical Surgical Unit

Great River Health • Fort Madison, IA, United States
30+ days ago
Salary
$18.89 hourly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Patient Care Assistant

Minimum Hiring Wage: From $18.89 per hour

Job Details:

Scheduled Hours: 6:00pm - 6:30am, every other weekend and every other holiday

Job Description:

A Brief Overview Provides basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse. Provides high quality care to the following patient populations: Adult, Medical/Surgical, Geriatric, Telemetry, Cardiac, Neonate, Infant, Toddler, School Age, Adolescent, and Psychiatric care patients. Duties are included but are not limited to those below for specified units.

What You Will Do:

  • Answer patients' call lights in a timely manner and addresses request or reports to co-worker to fulfill the request.
  • Perform skin assessment and reports abnormal results to licensed nurse in a timely manner.
  • Perform activities of daily living (ADL's).
  • Maintain clean patient rooms and changes linens, as appropriate.
  • Collect and correctly label specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
  • Deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
  • Feed patients who are unable to feed themselves.
  • Observe patients' conditions, such as measuring and recording intake and output and vital signs; report changes to professional staff in a timely manner.
  • Provide patients with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.
  • Transport patients to treatment units, using a wheelchair or stretcher.
  • Turn and reposition patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent pressure ulcers.
  • Proactively monitors patients for safety and communicates to licensed nurse the need for any monitoring devices (alarms).
  • Consistently uses patient safety devices.
  • Document activities performed in the medical record in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Perform blood glucose monitoring and report abnormal results to licensed nurse in a timely manner.
  • Perform quality monitoring as directed: BGM, etc.
  • Appropriate use of bed/chair alarms for fall prevention.
  • Greet visitors and callers to ascertain purpose of visit or call, and direct them to appropriate staff.
  • Facilitate admissions, discharges and transfers in collaboration with other staff.
  • Operate office equipment such as: nurse call, fax, scanners, photocopier, computer system, telephone system, telemetry.

Qualifications:

  • Completion of C.N.A. course (or complete within four months of hire date) Required or Completion of C.N.A course if currently in high school Required
  • Computer experience Required
  • Health care experience within the last five years Preferred
  • Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
  • Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
  • Certified Nursing Assistant within 120 Days Required
  • Emergency First Response and Choking within 90 days of hire. May perform clerk duties and assist with clerical functions. MOAB within 12 months of hire. Restraint training completed after hire. Acute care: Med Surg and Telemetry: As above

Benefits:

  • Competitive base pay
  • Matching retirement programs
  • Health, Dental and Vision plans
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
  • Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Discounted cafeteria meals
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Service Recognition program
  • Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity

Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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