Critical Care Tech - Critical Care Unit - Full Time 12 hours Nights (7:00PM to 7:30AM)

Essential Job Functions and Core Responsibilities

• Accountable to the Charge RN for daily work assignment and to the Nursing Manager/Director for overall work performance.
• Assists RN in turning, positioning and ambulating patients. Prepares patients for examination. Assists the RN in setting up equipment and trays for emergency procedures.
• Always assures patient privacy.
• Assists RN with use of Central Line Necessity stamp to ensure compliance for infection central standards.
• Assumes responsibility for own professional development and practice.
• Correctly interprets cardiac rhythms, reviews and validate alarms. Communicates to the RN significant rhythm changes.
• Correctly utilizes the patient charge system daily. Stamps patient charge cards daily and assures all emergency trays, carts and supplies are charged.
• Displays professional commitment and supports the unit team by promoting unity and teamwork among coworkers by maintaining a positive attitude and positive working relationships.
• In collaboration with the Lead/charge RN, communicates and coordinates patient room assignment. Keeps logbook complete and updated.
• Organize, monitor, and maintain availability of supplies, oxygen tanks, emergency supplies.
• Keeps accurate inventory of essential equipment and instruments. Keeps utility rooms and hallways organized and free from clutter. Send broken equipment for repair and maintenance.
• Performs 12-Lead EKG competently and timely. Lead placement being accurate and utilizing equipment according to standards, policy, and procedures. Sending tracing to Cardio-Diagnostics and places copy in patient’s chart. Identifies the patient and explains procedures.
• Responds to unit Code Blue. Performs CPR as needed.
• Responsible for understanding and participating in the organization-wide Performance Improvement Program through orientation, education, departmental and interdepartmental quality control, performance improvement, and quality planning activities.
• Stocks, organizes, and set-up patient rooms. Obtains appropriate equipment for various admissions.
• Supports the unit team by promoting unity and teamwork among co-workers by maintaining a positive attitude and positive working relationships.
• Transports patients for admission, procedure and discharge by gurney or wheelchair. Transports medications except narcotics, laboratory specimens and blood products as requested by the nursing staff.
• Under the supervision of the RN, accurately transcribes physician orders in a timely manner.
• Effectively and accurately enters orders in the computer system, prints and files reports as required.

Job Requirements

• Must have Basic Arrhythmia Certification.
• Must successfully complete and maintain BLS certification.

Education

• Minimum (Required): High School or GED
• Preferred (Not required): Work Experience - Minimum (Required): One year recent experience in an acute care hospital.

Pay Transparency

The hourly rate range for this position is $21.00 - $25.95. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California Arcadia Hospital considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, State, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.