Job Summary :
The Certified OR Tech is responsible for providing direct patient care functions under the supervision of a registered nurse and performing related duties to facilitate the efficient functioning of department services. All duties are to be performed in collaboration with team members. This position must demonstrate a commitment of quality service to patients, the public, and co-workers.
Location : Newberg, Oregon, United States
Responsibilities :
- Assists patients in their routine activities of daily living.
- Performs range of motion exercises.
- Ambulates patients.
- Positions patients and provides skin care.
- Distributes linen and changes beds as needed.
- Assists with feeding and meal delivery.
- Assists with routine hygiene care including toileting and incontinent care, as well as appropriate oral and personal hygiene.
- Assists patient care team in collection of patient data and specimens.
- Obtains urine, stool, and sputum specimens and processes specimens as needed.
- Obtains and records health, weights, vital signs, including pulse oximetry and pain assessment and I&O.
- Communicates patient status and reports changes in patient condition to licensed professional.
- Assists patient care team by performing and explaining designated patient care procedures.
- Performs incentive spirometry.
- Transports patients and prepares them for diagnostic tests.
- Assists rehab therapists.
- Performs pulse oximetry / oxygen set up in oxygen therapy.
- Prepares rooms with supplies and provides post-mortem care.
- Prepares for admission and discharge.
- Assists nurses in emergency situations.
- Maintains and cleans equipment.
- Performs suction (oral, nasopharynx).
- Performs blood sugar finger sticks.
- Removes IV catheters per licensed nurse instruction.
- Performs EKGs (department specific responsibility).
- Answers unit phone and directs calls accordingly.
- Performs data entry into electronic medical database systems.
- Documents patient care and related duties appropriately.
- Performs selected patient registration activities.
- Coordinates equipment / supply needs and notifies appropriate department of equipment malfunction.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Skills & Certifications :
High school diploma or GED equivalentCNA licenseAHA BLS Provider CPR certificationPreferred Skills & Certifications :
Not specifiedSpecial Considerations :
On-call is required.Overnights and weekends are required.Float between units : NoScheduling :
Weekends are required.1 : 1 ratios are expectedBlock schedules are not required.