Patient Care Tech - Inpatient Services (FT)

Posted Date: 2/20/2024
Employment Type: Full-Time

CNA certification and nurse aide registry is a requirement of the position. 

Responsibilities:

• Provides personal needs for our patients: Grooming – am/pm care, shaving/preps, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, bedside glucose testing, obtaining laboratory samples (i.e. urinalysis, sputum specimen, etc.)
• Maintains a clean and organized and therapeutic patient environment
• Provides for appropriate transporting and re-stocking of supplies and other items related to patient care needs.
• Provides for the efficient management of written and verbal patient information.
  • Prepares and maintains the medical record.  Prepares and organizes charts for admission, transfer and dismissal.
  • Maintains patient confidentiality, including protection of the medical record, order communication data and all other verbal and written patient information.
  • Transcribes physician orders under the supervision of licensed nurses in a timely manner.
  • Monitors new orders and ensures these are verified by the RN/LPN per Spencer Hospital policy.
  • Identifies and places appropriate pre-printed orders and consents on the medical record when indicated.
  • Recognizes and utilizes medical terminology and approved abbreviations per Spencer Hospital policy.
• Assists with the transfer process of patients within the hospital and to external facilities
• Participates in all departmental/cleaning activities as assigned.
  • Follows appropriate cleaning standards including sanitation standards.
  • Completes and hands in daily cleaning checklist assigned to each specific work area.
  • Completes spot cleaning of carpets when floor maintenance staff is busy or unavailable
• Position will require to float in times of low census to a high needs department including patient care departments and environmental services

Requirements:

• Must be a caring communicator, flexible, able to multitask and be comfortable with technological systems.
• CNA certification and nurse aide registry required
• BLS required or willing to obtain upon hire - Inhouse education available

Schedule: 

• 72 hr per pay period
• Day/Evening
• Every other weekend
• The schedule may fluctuate based upon the needs of the department

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Please contact our HR Department at 712-264-8451 for additional information.

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