Emergency Department Support Assistant

2 weeks ago


Des Moines, Iowa, United States Trinity Health Full time
Job Summary

As a Student Nurse - Patient Care Technician at Trinity Health, you will play a vital role in providing direct patient care and performing studies and tests as assigned. This dynamic role requires flexibility and adaptability, as duties may vary by shift or be unit-specific. You will work with patients of diverse ages, rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver assigned patient care and treatment as delegated by an RN or LPN, 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, and 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, and 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.
  • Currently enrolled in an RN program or a 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.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. We serve diverse populations, and our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities we serve. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world, and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce, commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.



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