Patient Care Technician - Operating Room - Rotating

About the role

The Patient Care Technician - OR provides direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and the plan of care under the direction of the RN or licensed independent practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and direct care to patients in their assigned unit making age-appropriate adjustments as needed.
• Maintain supplies, educational material, equipment, sterilization of supplies, instruments, and the environment to promote quality, safe patient care outcomes (as applicable).
• Contribute to efficient patient care to include, but not limited to, preparing all necessary supplies, suture, and equipment for cases based on surgeon preference cards, transporting dirty case carts/instrumentation to Sterile Processing or HLD as applicable, and opening sterile supplies for cases.
• Completes daily safety checklists for the assigned areas to include, but not limited to, all emergency resuscitation/code carts, emergency supply carts, and scope cabinets.
• Operate laser and other designated specialty equipment under the direction of the RN.
• Assist with breakdown of the sterile field to include management of reusable instruments according to policy under the direction of the surgical tech and/or RN.

Requirements

• Required Education: High School Degree or equivalent
• Required Licensure/Certification: AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent
• Required Certification: Certified Nursing Assistant
• Preferred Education: Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, Military Corpsmen/Medic, Nursing Aide Training Program
• Experience: Procedural or Operating Room experience as a nursing assistant or aide experience, Working with patients in a healthcare environment

Qualifications

• Years and Type of Required Experience: Years and Type of Required Experience Certification/Completion Of One Of The Following Certified Nursing Assistant Medical Assistant Emergency Medical Technician Military Corpsmen/Medic Nursing Aide Training Program Experience within a healthcare environment OR Completion of foundations/ clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation.
• Other Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: Ability to provide safe, compassionate care, Accountability for completion of assigned tasks, Ability to wear personal protective equipment as needed, Cultural Responsiveness Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

Skills

• Cultural Responsiveness
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide equitable care appropriate to the age of the patients served on their assigned unit.
• Knowledge and related competencies of the principles of growth and development of the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age, specific needs and to provide the equitable care needed as described in departmental policies and procedures.
• Procedural or Operating Room experience as a nursing assistant or aide experience

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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