Patient Care Tech Same Day Surgery PACU

About the role

The Patient Care Technician functions as a clinical support partner, assisting the patient care team by performing various tasks and procedures as instructed by a licensed professional. Additionally, the Patient Care Technician may assume the responsibilities of a Health Unit Coordinator. Location: Intermountain Health Primary Childrens Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and deliver basic patient care, including toileting, bathing, linen and clothing changes, fresh water and ice, ambulating, comfort measures, and other patient needs, while providing excellent customer service when responding to patient and family requests.
• Reports and records patient care findings and data in a timely manner.
• Reports changes in the patient condition quickly and secures qualified assistance as needed.
• May perform telemetry duties as required based on the unit, and function as a patient care attendant by monitoring patients, addressing patient care needs, and collaborating with other members of the patient care team as required.
• Transport medications from the delivery system to the RN as required when working on a clinical unit.
• Collaborate and consult with the RN and other members of the interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient care.
• May assume the responsibilities of a health unit coordinator, including answering phones, transcribing physician orders, managing unit records, organizing, stocking, and maintaining unit supplies.
• Implements plan of care as delegated.
• Performs assigned duties within Scope of Practice.
• Performs specialized procedures with skill validation and according to regulatory standards.
• Fosters a safe environment by complying with the safety policy and taking appropriate action in an emergency.

Requirements

• Current Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA) in the state of practice.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Demonstrated basic computer literacy skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• For Utah candidates at time of hire: must meet one of the following:
  • Hold a current Certified Nursing Assistant Certification in the state of Utah.
  • If CNA certificate is expired, it must be renewed before the start date.
  • Completion of a recent Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program (program completed within the past year).
  • Completion of a Fundamentals of Nursing Course with a passing grade within the past two (2) years (official transcript required).
• Physical Requirements: Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies; frequent verbal communication and hearing; manual dexterity to manipulate complex and delicate equipment; expected to lift and transfer patients, bend to retrieve supplies, walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients, push/pull gurneys and portable equipment, stand for extended periods; if driving is required, must be able to operate a vehicle safely.

Qualifications

• Prior CNA experience or applicable healthcare experience.
• Current enrollment in a nursing school program.

Skills

• Patient Care
• Nursing
• Teamwork
• Computer Literacy
• Communication