Health Care Tech I - Periop Procedural

The Health Care Technician I is an unlicensed staff member in Perioperative and Procedural Services who is accountable to/completes delegated tasks from the RN in a caring and culturally sensitive manner with excellent customer service at all times; demonstrates competencies in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships and technical skills.

Responsibilities

Provides basic nursing skills including ADLs; Finger stick blood glucose; 12 Lead EKG; Recording intake and output; Collecting urine, stool, sputum specimens; Apply/remove compression hose; SCD, etc.; Emptying drains, urinary catheters, NG tubes, and ostomies; Bladder Scanning; Obtains height and weight; Patient transport; Room turnover and stocking; Patient monitoring device placement; Documents in O2 all tasks, I&O, etc.; Maintains neat, clutter free and clean patient room and work environment; Maintains a safe patient environment to include High Fall Risk Interventions as appropriate, including rounding on patients and answering call lights in person promptly for all patients on the unit; Demonstrates proper hand hygiene, standard precautions and isolation principles; Care for patients in restraints, including ROM and fluids/toileting; reorienting confused patients; reinforcement of patient/family education regarding fall and safety precautions, and isolation principles; Promptly notifies the RN of change in vital signs from baseline or expected results, change in mental status or condition, any breakdown in skin integrity to redness of skin, patient report of pain, and any other patient needs, concerns or issues; Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department

Requirements

High School Graduate or GED; 6 months of experience as a transporter, orderly or nursing assistant; Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA); Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Outlook; Data entry skills

Nice to have

Acute care experience with direct patient care and phlebotomy