ICU Technician

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate ICU Technician to join our team at Steward Health Care. As an ICU Technician, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional patient care and support to our critically ill patients.

The ICU Technician will function under the direction of the Nurse Manager and/or Charge RN, providing direct patient care to some of the most acute patients in the Medical Center. This includes consistently providing a high level of customer service for patients, family members, and visitors, as well as supporting the physical environment by tracking, cleaning, organizing patient care equipment, and maintaining patient supplies.

• Performs hourly rounding on patients
• Answers nurse call lights in an efficient manner
• Prepares ICU room(s) for admission, ensuring standard equipment is ready for use
• Collects, records, and communicates patient clinical data to the assigned nurse in a timely manner
• Transports or accompanies patients to other areas of the hospital as necessary
• Provides comfort care, such as positioning, changing linen, back rubs, toileting, enema, etc.
• Assists with computer entry, including intake and output, VS, and communicates any changes in patient status immediately to the assigned nurse or Charge RN
• Maintains patient and family confidentiality at all times
• Sets up for procedures as requested by nursing/medical staff
• Participates in Crisis Intervention through the use of verbal and potential de-escalation of unsafe or aggressive behavior per CPI technique
• Cleans and/or discards used equipment and supplies
• Sets up oxygen supplies under the direction of the nurse
• Demonstrates ability to respond productively in a variety of emergency situations, providing direct and indirect patient care activities
• May provide basic life support, such as airway management and CPR while notifying RN of emergency situation
• Performs phlebotomy on selected patients 15 and over, using aseptic technique when drawing blood cultures
• Prepares specimens for lab
• Responsible for the organization, cleaning of biomedical equipment, checking stock and working order for IABP, CRRT machine, Artic Sun, code cart, capillary glucose machine, ultrasound, etc.
• Labels and notifies malfunctioning equipment to Biomedical Engineering
• Performs point of care testing quality controls daily
• Obtains specimens, performs and records testing for capillary glucose, performs 12 lead EKG, properly labels, stores, and transmits EKGs
• Set up and prime tubing with solution that contains no medications for alines, PA catheters, etc...
• Accounts for and cares for patient belongings
• Collects specimens, while maintaining Standard Precautions
• 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
• Acts as a constant observer as requested by the Nurse Manager and/or Charge Nurse, adhering to guidelines to ensure patient safety at all times
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients serviced
• Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• One-year related technical job experience (ICU technician, EMT technician, ED technician, or nursing assistant experience required)
• Phlebotomy Experience preferred
• Able to communicate verbal/written English language
• Able to complete mathematical computations required to perform responsibilities
• Able to analyze simple issues and solve them with direction
• EMT or Nursing Aide Certification highly preferred
• BLS certified
• CPI training

Steward Health Care is a different kind of health care company, designed to usher in a new era of wellness. We are a physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, committed to providing exceptional patient care and support to our communities. We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate ICU Technician to join our team and contribute to our mission of revolutionizing the way health care is delivered.