Patient Care Technician - ICU - Spencer Hospital
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Avera is hiring a Patient Care Technician - ICU - Spencer Hospital. Spencer Hospital is seeking a Patient Care Technician for its ICU. This role involves providing personal care to patients, maintaining a clean environment, managing patient information, and assisting with transfers. The position requires flexibility, strong communication skills, and comfort with technological systems, with primary day shifts and rotating weekends and holidays.
Key focus areas include Provide personal needs for patients including grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, and feeding, Perform bedside glucose testing and obtain laboratory samples, and Maintain a clean, organized, and therapeutic patient environment.
Successful candidates bring CNA Certification, BLS, and Willing To Float To Other Areas. Important skills include Caring Communicator, Flexible, Multitask, and Technological Systems. Preferred (not required): Medical Terminology and Approved Abbreviations.
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Location:
Spencer, IA
Worker Type:
PRN
Work Shift:
Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America)
Spencer Hospital is proud to employ highly skilled and caring staff members. We offer competitive salaries and benefits as well as a pleasant work environment.
Position Highlights
Spencer Hospital is a rural hospital located in northwest Iowa employing over 500+ employees. Positions at Spencer Hospital are not affiliated with Avera; however, we collaborate to provide services to the communities we serve. Employment offers, if accepted, are exclusively with Spencer Hospital.
Responsibilities:
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Provides personal needs for our patients: Grooming – am/pm care, shaving/preps, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, bedside glucose testing, obtaining laboratory samples (i.e. urinalysis, sputum specimen, etc.)
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Maintains a clean and organized and therapeutic patient environment
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Provides for appropriate transporting and re-stocking of supplies and other items related to patient care needs
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Provides for the efficient management of written and verbal patient information
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Prepares and maintains the medical record
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Prepares and organizes charts for admission, transfer and dismissal
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Maintains patient confidentiality, including protection of the medical record, order communication data and all other verbal and written patient information
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Transcribes physician orders under the supervision of licensed nurses in a timely manner
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Monitors new orders and ensures these are verified by the RN/LPN per Spencer Hospital policy
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Identifies and places appropriate pre-printed orders and consents on the medical record when indicated
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Recognizes and utilizes medical terminology and approved abbreviations per Spencer Hospital policy
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Assists with the transfer process of patients within the hospital and to external facilities
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Participates in all departmental/cleaning activities as assigned
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Follows appropriate cleaning standards including sanitation standards
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Completes and hands in daily cleaning checklist assigned to each specific work area
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Completes spot cleaning of carpets when floor maintenance staff is busy or unavailable
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Position will require to float in times of low census to a high needs department including patient care departments and environmental services
Requirements:
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Must be a caring communicator, flexible, able to multitask and be comfortable with technological systems
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CNA certification at minimum is required
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BLS required or willing to obtain upon hire - Inhouse education available
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Must be willing to float to other areas in time of low census or greater need
Schedule:
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PRN - approximately 2 to 3 shifts per 2 weeks
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6:45a-5:15p
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Weekend and holiday rotation may be required
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The schedule may fluctuate based upon the needs of the department
Spencer Hospital offers competitive wages, affordable insurance, IPERS retirement, in-house education, paid time off, family gym membership and so much more!
Please contact Spencer Hospital Human Resources for any questions at 712.264.6205 or email [email protected] .
Learn more about Spencer Hospital: spencerhospital.org
At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members. Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high-quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.
The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444.
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Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
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