Patient Care Technician (Part Time)

Job Description

Shift Type: Part time; minimum 24 hours per week

Responsibilities

• Obtains vital signs
• Assists with obtaining urine HCG results
• Accu-Checks
• Assists with all other clinical activities to prepare patients for admission or discharge as directed by a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Assists in transporting patients to family members’ vehicles upon discharge
• Assists with escorting patients and their family members throughout the facility as needed
• Stocks all pre-op rooms and PACU bays with all medical supplies and linens
• Maintains supplies maintained on dock and keeps all supplies neat and organized
• Maintains supplies and nutrition items in the PACU nutrition area
• Assists in preparing medical supply orders based on agreed upon par and reorder levels
• Cleans all carts for use in all clinical areas including pre-op, PACU, and OR
• Cleans all pre-op rooms and PACU bays in between patients
• Aids in removing trash and dirty laundry
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Medical Assisting Certification preferred.
• Experience in an ambulatory surgery center is preferred.
• BLS certification within 6 months of hire.
• A minimum of two (2) years experience working in a direct patient care clinical environment as a patient care technician, medical assistant or certified nursing assistant is preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ambulatory surgery center experience preferred.

Technical Skills

• Knowledge in medical terminology preferred.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute ratio, rate, and percent.

Soft Skills

• Ability to communicate well and effectively present information to patients, families, co-workers, etc.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from patients, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to communicate in verbal and written methods.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to communicate well with patients, families, co-workers, etc.
• Superior interpersonal skills.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Duties and responsibilities, experience, qualifications, skills, supervisory relationship, physical/mental demands, and environmental/ working conditions may change as needs evolve.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance
• Long and short term disability
• 401k program with company match and profit sharing
• Wellness program
• Health savings accounts
• Flexible savings accounts
• ID protection plan and accident, critical illness and hospital benefits

About the Role

Founded in 1991, IBJI is the largest orthopedic group practice in Illinois. With more than 150 physicians in every orthopedic specialty, IBJI offers care for adults and children from some of the most accomplished and respected orthopedists in the country. Serving northern Illinois and northwest Indiana with over 100 locations, IBJI makes it easy to access care. Our headquarters is in Park Ridge, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Our clinical services include advanced MRI imaging, pain management, non-surgical and surgical treatment plans, rheumatology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, wellness, and sports and sports training. Ortho Access walk-in clinics provide same day care for orthopedic injuries. Comprehensive care offered all in one place enables physicians, therapists and staff to work closely together, so that patients and families achieve better outcomes. Collaborative care is also more efficient. In many cases, IBJI services are substantially less expensive than those provided by large healthcare systems and emergency rooms.