Patient Care Technician

1 month ago


Le Perron, Normandie, United States Trinity Health Corporation Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Patient Care Technician to join our team at MercyOne Central Iowa. As a Patient Care Technician, you will play a vital role in providing direct patient care and supporting the professional clinical staff in our medical center.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver assigned patient care and treatment as delegated by an RN or LPN.
  • Perform or assist patients with activities including personal hygiene, bathing, ambulation, transporting, range of motion exercises, dressing/undressing, feeding, changing bandages, elimination needs, and emptying drainage devices.
  • Respond to patient calls and anticipate patient needs, ensuring patient safety and comfort through the use of safe patient handling techniques, regular rounding, environmental maintenance, equipment maintenance, and other appropriate safety measures.
  • Calculate intake and output (excluding IVs), measure vital signs, perform bedside blood glucose testing, and make entries to patient health records as consistent with scope of job duties and in compliance with company policy.
  • Initiate or assist with emergency support measures, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, protecting patient from injury.
  • Perform post-mortem care, set up equipment and supplies for procedures, prepare patients and rooms for procedures, admissions, and transfers, and discharge patients from the system.
  • Observe and report information regarding any change in physical/mental condition, behavior, or status of the patient to the nurse.
  • Collect and label specimens, set up, operate, and maintain selected pieces of equipment.
Requirements
  • Completion of 75-hour, 120-hour, or 150-hour Certified Nursing Assistant program or be listed as having passed CNA competency testing on the Iowa Direct Care Worker registry.
  • Graduate of an accredited RN or LPN program, certification as an EMT in the State of Iowa, or formally holding a medical occupational specialty from the military may be substituted for completion of CNA program and CNA Registry.
  • Must be 16 years of age.
  • Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter - Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training within three (3) months of hire.
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certified within six (6) weeks of hire.
About Us

MercyOne Central Iowa sets the standard for personalized and radically convenient care in the Des Moines metro area and surrounding counties. As one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents, and together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.



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