Patient Care Technician Observation Unit Specialist

4 days ago


Lafayette, Colorado, United States Intermountain Healthcare Full time
Job Description:

A Patient Care Technician in the Observation Unit has accountability for providing care to patients in an ambulatory clinic setting. This involves caring for patients with acute and chronic needs in a fast-paced mixed telemetry and medical surgical unit with an average patient length of stay 24-48 hours. Many patients are waiting on procedures, surgeries, labs, or other imaging to determine if they can be discharged home or need to stay in the hospital longer.

Responsibilities:
  • Responds to patient care needs by answering call lights, assisting patients with hygiene care, obtaining vital signs, and communicating constructively, effectively, and timely with members of the care team.
  • Performs 12-lead EKG duties commensurate with the level of training received and competency.
  • Applies, checks, and documents restraints as directed by the RN or physician.
  • Performs wound care, stoma care, and specimen collection.
  • Performs equipment and tube care/management, e.g., JPs, hemovacs, and nasogastric tubes, and Foley removal.
  • Assists with patient transfers, admissions, and discharges as directed and in compliance with the principles of safe patient handling.
  • Orders and maintains office and patient care floor stock/supplies.
  • Performs the duties of unit secretary, maintaining patient charts, responding to phone calls, maintaining daily assignment board, providing equipment care/cleaning, performing errands associated with patient care, and providing accurate information about the patient with interdisciplinary team.
  • Assists physicians and RNs as directed.
  • Promotes the mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health and abides by Service Behavior Standards.
  • Demonstrates and adheres to the standards of infection prevention.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • May be required to float to other departments (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need.
  • May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.
Requirements:
  • Successful completion of an accredited nursing assistant training program.
  • Certification as a Nursing Assistant (CNA) in the state of practice.
  • Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) certification upon hire or obtained within 60 days of hire with prior approval.
  • Preferred: 1+ years of previous experience in a healthcare setting.


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