Unit Tech Level II-Med/Surg

General Purpose of Job

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

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain utmost level of confidentiality at all times
• Adhere to hospital policies and procedures
• Demonstrate 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, complete basic entries into the electronic medical record; record patient data in EMR, transcribe written orders
• Room/Patient care/Equipment management: stock supplies, check for expiration dates, order supplies, clean equipment, clean toys
• Infectious material exposure: transport blood borne pathogen or other patient specimens, pick up blood from blood bank and deliver to the unit; spray surgical instruments with enzymatic cleanser and prepare/transport them for processing, package or move infectious waste containers for disposal; provide in-room support for patients on airborne precautions
• Patient care support: measure, record and empty urine collection devices, empty bedpans/commodes, reinforce established education material or room orientation with patients/families; transport patients off unit for tests/procedures, discontinue Peripheral IV's, obtain Point of Care specimens and urine, wound, stool throat and nasal specimens

Education and Experience

• Graduate from a Nurse Aide School

Certificates, Licensure, Registration

• Nurse Aide Certification
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR) continuously maintained. May onboard with AHA or Red Cross CPR and then transition to AHA upon first renewal.
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) or other DHS deemed relevant course equivalent within 6 months of hire and maintained continuously thereafter