Greatriverhealth

Greatriverhealth

Patient Care Technician

West Burlington, Iowa

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About the role

  • Minimum Hiring Wage: From $18.89 per hour Job Details: Scheduled Hours: 6:30am - 3:00pm, every other weekend Job Description: A Brief Overview Provides basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse.
  • Collect and correctly label specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
  • Feed patients who are unable to feed themselves.

Responsibilities

  • Perform skin assessment and reports abnormal results to licensed nurse in a timely manner.
  • Perform activities of daily living (ADL's).
  • Maintain clean patient rooms and changes linens, as appropriate.
  • Deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
  • Perform blood glucose monitoring and report abnormal results to licensed nurse in a timely manner.
  • Perform quality monitoring as directed: BGM, etc.

Requirements

  • Completion of C.N.A. course (or complete within four months of hire date) Required or
  • Completion of C.N.A course if currently in high school Required
  • Computer experience Required
  • Health care experience within the last five years Preferred
  • Answer patients' call lights in a timely manner and addresses request or reports to co-worker to fulfill the request. Perform skin assessment and reports abnormal results to licensed nurse in a timely manner. Perform activities of daily living (ADL's). Maintain clean patient rooms and changes linens, as appropriate. Collect and correctly label specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum. Deliver messages, documents, and specimens. Feed patients who are unable to feed themselves. Observe patients' conditions, such as measuring and recording intake and output and vital signs, report changes to professional staff in a timely manner. Maintain inventory of supplies based on unit routine. Provide patients with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed. Transport patients to treatment units, using a wheelchair or stretcher. Turn and reposition patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent pressure ulcers. Proactively monitors patients for safety and communicates to licensed nurse the need for any monitoring devices (alarms). Consistently uses patient safety devices. Document activities performed in the medical record in an accurate and timely manner. Perform blood glucose monitoring and report abnormal results to licensed nurse in a timely manner. Perform quality monitoring as directed: BGM, etc. Appropriate use of bed/chair alarms for fall prevention. Greet visitors and callers to ascertain purpose of visit or call, and direct them to appropriate staff. Facilitate admissions, discharges and transfers in collaboration with other staff. Assemble, clean sheet, and tear down medical records. Operate office equipment such as: nurse call, fax, scanners, photocopier, computer system, telephone system, telemetry. Accurate and timely order entry. Perform various clerical and administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies. Perform quality checks on equipment, i.e. crash cart, transport monitor.
  • Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
  • Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
  • Certified Nursing Assistant within 120 Days Required
  • Qualifications:
  • Emergency First Response and Choking within 90 days of hire.
  • May perform clerk duties and assist with clerical functions.
  • MOAB within 12 months of hire.
  • Restraint training completed after hire.

Compensation

  • We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes:

Benefits

  • We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes:
  • Matching retirement programs
  • Health, Dental and Vision plans
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity
  • Great River Health and its affiliates are

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity employers.
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