Unit Tech Level I NICU

About the Role

To provide general clerical, equipment, and patient care support to patient care units.

Responsibilities

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
• Clerical duties: respond to communication devices such as phone/vocera/call bells, able to complete basic entries and communication orders into the electronic medical record.
• Room/Patient care equipment management: stocks supplies, checks for expiration dates, orders supplies, cleans equipment, cleans toys.
• Infectious material exposure: transports blood borne pathogen or other patient specimens, picks up blood from blood bank and delivers to the unit; sprays surgical instruments with enzymatic cleanser and prepares/transports them for processing, packages or moves infectious waste containers for disposal.
• Patients at risk for self-harm or harm to others: performs room safety check, performs non-clinical patient assistant role.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Requirements

• American Heart Association – Heart Saver First Aide obtained within 3 months of hire and maintained continuously thereafter.